Resources

The EHSF supports its Regional Education Committee, which meets four times a year. The functions of the committee include:

1. Evaluate the delivery and effectiveness of our education programs and report findings to the EHSF Advisory Council.

2. Review the content of current educational programs and recommend new or revised content.

3. Development of new, creative instructional programs.

4. Trend the success and fail rates for all initial certification programs.

5. Evaluate Regional Testing Processes.

These documents provide information on EMS dispatching procedures within the EHSF region.

The EHSF is proud to recognition EMS agencies, providers, and 9-1-1 dispatchers as they serve the citizens of South Central Pennsylvania. The following documents explain the EHSF's commendation awards program to provide recognition. The award request form is also available.

Here is the approval letter from the EHSF's Regional Medical Director, Dr. Reihart, approving the use of EMD version 13.

This document provides a resource to identify the 9-1-1 dispatching determinants used to dispatch EMS resources by the county 9-1-1 centers.

The EHSF's Regional Communications Committee (RCC) consists of representation from each of the county public safety answering points (PSAPs) or 9-1-1 centers within the region. Together the PSAPs generated and approved the Regional Communications Committee Communications Manual to provide guidance to EMS dispatching and response.

This document provides a template of sample agreement between the EMS agency and their EMS agency medical director for medical direction as required for licensure as an EMS agency in Pennsylvania.

This document provides a template of sample policies required for licensure as an EMS agency in Pennsylvania.