Item #2 Austin Travis County EMS FY 25 Q1 Presentation — original pdf
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Emergency Medical Services Public Safety Commission Meeting FY25 Q1 Wesley Hopkins, Chief of Staff 1 Medic Openings 46 Field 2 Communications Current EMS Department Staffing Authorized Strength Filled Sworn Sworn Vacancies Vacancies Vacancy Rate 714 599 115 December 31, 2024 Rank EMS Assistant Chief EMS Captain - Communications EMS Captain - Field EMS Clinical Spec - Comm EMS Clinical Spec - Field EMS Commander - Communications EMS Commander - Field EMS Division Chief EMS Medic - Communications EMS Medic - Field EMS Chief Paramedic Practitioner EMS Paramedic Practitioner TOTAL Q1 AVERAGE Authorized Sworn Staffing 4 11 83 35 302 5 40 10 8 211 1 4 714 0 1 2 9 54 0 1 0 2 46 0 0 115 0.00 9.09 2.41 25.71 17.88 0.00 2.50 0.00 25.00 21.80 0.00 0.00 16.11 16.73 2 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Sworn Separations Sworn Separations by Type 6 5 2 2 1 1 1 EMS Assistant Chief EMS Captain - Comm EMS Captain - Field EMS Clinical Spec - Comm EMS Clinical Spec - Field EMS Commander - Comm EMS Commander - Field EMS Division Chief EMS Medic - Comm EMS Medic - Field Resigned Retired 3 Sworn Tenure at Separation Sworn Tenure at Separation 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.5 3.5 2.5 1.5 0.5 4 3 2 1 0 d e n g i s e R d e r i t e R d e n g i s e R d e r i t e R d e n g i s e R d e r i t e R d e n g i s e R d e r i t e R d e n g i s e R d e r i t e R d e n g i s e R d e r i t e R d e n g i s e R d e r i t e R d e n g i s e R d e r i t e R d e n g i s e R d e r i t e R d e n g i s e R d e r i t e R EMS Assistant Chief EMS Captain - Comm EMS Captain - Field EMS Clinical Spec - Comm EMS Clinical Spec - Field EMS Commander - Comm EMS Commander - Field EMS Division Chief EMS Medic - Comm EMS Medic - Field Less than 1 year 1-5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years more than 20 years 4 Vacancy Rates Sworn & Civilian Vacancy Rate 16.69 17.40 16.11 15.83 12.06 11.06 10.05 13.07 20.00 18.00 16.00 14.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 0.00 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 March 2025 April 2025 May 2025 June 2025 July 2025 August 2025 Sept 2025 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sworn Vacancy Rate Civilian Vacancy Rate 5 EMS Turnover Rate Sworn Turnover Rate 1.00 1.00 1.20 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 0.00 0.51 0.51 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 March 2025 April 2025 May 2025 June 2025 July 2025 August 2025 Sept 2025 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6 ATCEMS Academy Classes Cadet Class 1024’s Graduation • 17 Total Cadets • All have cleared to a two-person crew • First pre-credentialing this week Cadet Class 0125 • 41 Total Cadets • 32 Field Medics • 8 Direct Hire Clinical Specialists • 1 Communication Medic • Officially reached week eight • Graduation Ceremony is being held on Friday, March 28th, 4pm at the Texas State Capitol 7 ATCEMS Hiring Process Cadet Class 0425 • Paused Cadet Class 0725 • Approximately 30 Total Cadets • Field Medics • Direct Hire Clinical Specialists • Communications Medic 8 Special Events FY2025 Q1 • Austin City Limits Music Festival • Circuit of the Americas Formula One • Austin FC Games • Various Outdoor Concerts at Circuit of the Americas, Moody Amphitheater & Domain • University of Texas Football • Trail of Lights • Austin’s New Year 9 Community Outreach & Recruiting FY2025 Q1 • Rotary Club of Austin- Guest Speaker Chief Robert Luckritz • Senior Home Safety Assessment Program • General Consulate of Mexico- Binational Health Week Kick-off • Austin CityWorks Academy • Lake Travis Public Safety Day • TEEX Career Day at Texas A&M University • City of Austin & AISD partnership for AustinCorps • Council District 2 Public Safety Community Conversation • HEB Feast of Sharing • Austin Police Department’s Operation Blue Santa 10 ATCEMS Station 43 located in Canyon Creek • Opened Canyon Creek Station • Located on City of Austin Border • Operating since January 10th, 2025 • Provides additional coverage to the North City of • Grand Opening ceremony scheduled for Saturday, Austin area March 8th at 2pm 11 Expanded ATCEMS Station 44 • Updated and expanded accommodations • Located outside of City of Austin in the Hudson • Formerly 12-hour Demand Unit – Now 24 Hours • Provides additional coverage to the Lake Travis Bend area area • Keeps ambulances in their jurisdictional areas 12 Pioneering Clinical Navigation Program 4.73% of Incidents Handled by Navigation 30% resolved without Ambulance Dispatch 54.2% resolved without Ambulance Transport 0.3% ultimately required emergency transport Transitioned to 24x7 Operation in early 2025 ◦ After Multi-Year review, now transitioning all Priority 5 Calls to Navigation ◦ More than 20,000 calls annually ◦ Increases Ambulance Availability for Emergent Calls 13 Collaborative Care Communications Center by Month 14 Types of Alternative Responses through Navigation ◦ Mental Health Paramedic ◦ Paramedic Practitioner/ Physician Assistant ◦ Physician ◦ Tele-Health ◦ Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) via Mobile Crisis Outreach Team ◦ Paramedic Case Manager ◦ Referral to: ◦ Long-term care ◦ Durable medical equipment ◦ Pharmacy Refills 15 Pop-Up Resource Clinics (PURCs) • Attendees can receive: Immunizations • Direct medical care from a doctor or nurse practitioner • MAP funding and card • • STD and other Infectious disease testing • Animal care • Coordinated assessment for housing assistance • Service point ID card for homeless services • Substance abuse services and support • Connection to mental health services • Veteran services 16 Pop-Up Resource Clinics (PURCs) • Locations are determined based on: EMS call volume for Persons Experiencing Homelessness (PEH) • • Boots on the ground reconnaissance of PEH populations and their needs • Clinics rotate between Central, North, and South regions • PURCs attendance • 15 Events • 4,113 Interventions Completed • 790 Clients Served • PEH HOST • 383 Clients served • 570 Interventions completed StreetMed • 115 Clients served • 423 Interventions completed 17 Thank you emsrecruiting@austintexas.gov 18