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Walker County EMS medical director outlines staffing, prison coordination and local response changes
Summary
The county's EMS medical director briefed Commissioners on EMS oversight, destination decisions, paramedic recruitment, coordination with prison medical units, Riverside station staffing and a squad response pilot.
Dr. Jay Kovar, the Walker County EMS medical director, told Commissioners Court on June 2 that his office oversees clinical quality review, destination decisions and training for county EMS and that the state medical board gives the medical director authority over patient destination.
Kovar said he has been Walker County’s medical director for about 2 1/2 years and described responsibilities that include chart review, quality…
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