Determining Emergency Medical Service Vehicle Deployment in Austin, Texas

Determining Emergency Medical Service Vehicle Deployment in Austin, Texas

In 1978 the city of Austin, Texas, began a study of its emergency medical service (EMS) system to determine what services should be delivered, by whom, via what number and types of equipment, and sited at which locations. The resulting plan called for a system quite different from that in operation...

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Published in:Interfaces (Providence) Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 96 - 108
Main Authors: Eaton, David J, Daskin, Mark S, Simmons, Dennis, Bulloch, Bill, Jansma, Glen
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Linthicum INFORMS 01-01-1985
The Institute of Management Sciences and the Operations Research Society of America
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Subjects:
Ambulances
Case studies
Cities
Construction costs
Emergencies
Emergency management
Emergency services
facilities equipment planning: location
health care: ambulance service
Hispanics
Management science
Medical
Modeling
Operating costs
Operations research
Optimization
Paramedics
Savings
Service
Site selection
The CPMS/TIMS Award-Winning Papers
Vehicles
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Summary:In 1978 the city of Austin, Texas, began a study of its emergency medical service (EMS) system to determine what services should be delivered, by whom, via what number and types of equipment, and sited at which locations. The resulting plan called for a system quite different from that in operation since 1976: four advanced life-support and eight basic life-support vehicles were to operate from two EMS-only stations and 10 shared-use fire stations. The plan, which the city council unanimously passed in 1980, has saved $3.4 million (1984 dollars) in construction costs and $1.2 million (1984 dollars) per year in operating costs. Average response time has been reduced despite an upsurge in calls for service, and equitable service is provided to those who need it most.
ISSN:0092-2102
2644-0865
1526-551X
2644-0873
DOI:10.1287/inte.15.1.96