dxn8388

I am also involved in a Collegiate EMS System in Rochester, NY where we have an ambulance and a BLS flycar. We are directly tied into the Student Health center so that is where we get most of our money. One of the main supporting factors for keeping us around is that it gives students free transports to hospitals if it is a BLS call. I have attended 2 Collegiate EMS Conferences and I have also seen some ideas for getting money. Since your campus has a moderate student population there probably exists large scale events on campus. These events include concerts or track meets or even graduation. All of these events involve money and therefore have an EMS budget built in. At least in New York, there exists a DOH requirement which I think is called Part 18. It requires per the amount of people in an event, for there to either be an ambulance, doctor, ALS, or other types of first responders. So, if you have a good number of members and can run a first aid room and first response for these events, they will give you the money that was budgeted into the event. Then you take that money and work it into your agency to get vehicles and what not. I hope this is helpful, if you have any questions, I will try to check back this thread to answer them. -dxn8388

Hey, I go to school in Rochester, NY and mostly the entire Monroe County ems system uses EMS Charts. It is definitely a different feel than regular PCRs but it does help get everything organized on the internet. Also, it is all online based and on the website you can post training/events on the calendar, online training documents, certification expiration dates and such. It is a pretty useful piece of software. For the laptop, ive seen everything from Toughbooks to Gateway tablets. Whatever works for the price range is good.