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Michael Poynter, EMT-P, CP-C, FACPE

Executive Director

Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services

Robert Andrew, MPA

Director of Education

Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT

2019

• 4,436,974 total population

• 13,379 certified or licensed providers

• 220 licensed EMS agencies

• 1,147 ground ambulances

• 72 helicopter ambulances

• 5 fixed wing ambulances

• 885,307 EMS incidents in 2018 (2,426/day)

• 1 out of every 5 citizens in contact with EMS annually

• Patients 50+ years old accounted for 68% of all EMS incidents

TRAINING

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

50 Hours Provide basic immediate lifesaving interventions

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

150 Hours Basic stabilization and safely transport patients

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)

400 Hours Basic and advanced stabilization and safely transport patients

Paramedic (EMTP) 2,000 Hours Advanced care for critical and emergent patients

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

PASS RATES

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

64%

69%

69%

70%

70%

75%

76%

78%

63%

63%

71%

81%

84%

83%

90%

91%

EMTP EMT

AGENCY ORGANIZATION TYPE

Agency Type0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Hospital Governmental /Non-Fire

Community / Non-Profit

Fire Department Private / Non-Hospital

20

38

47 54

61

Agency Type

ANNUAL ISSUED PROVIDERS

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

EMR EMT AEMT EMTP

55

887

35

267

56

949

54

333

51

1014

79

267

2016 2017 2018

ANNUAL ISSUED PROVIDERS

1150

1200

1250

1300

1350

1400

1450

1244

1392 1411

2016 2017 2018

TOTAL PROVIDERS

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000

EMR

EMT

AEMT

EMTP

639

9257

61

3495

632

9081

103

3632

601

9100

154

3621

552

8964

195

3668

2019 2018 2017 2016

CONCERN

• Staffing

• Growing industry

• Expanding And Dynamic Role

• Critical Care Paramedic

• Flight Paramedic

• Community Paramedic

• Wilderness Paramedic

• Tactical Paramedic

• Emergency Department Paramedic

• Furthering Education

• Salaries

RESPONSE

• Researching Alternative Delivery Methods

• Accelerated Training

• Distance Learning

• Scheduling Around Work Schedule

• Marketing And Public Relations

• Education Committee Accreditation Workgroup Identifying Best Practices

• Regulatory Revisions To Address Issues Brought To The Board By Stakeholders

• Leadership

QUESTIONS?

michael.poynter@kctcs.edu

robert.andrew@kctcs.edu