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San Francisco debriefs New Year—s Eve EMS surge; officials say medical surge must be a top priority
Summary
City officials said a surge of emergency medical calls on New Year—s Eve strained dispatch and ambulance resources, prompting mutual aid and new field-hospital trials; officials urged planning for medical surge capacity because hospitals operate near capacity on ordinary days.
San Francisco officials said an unexpectedly large surge of emergency medical calls on New Year—s Eve stretched dispatch and ambulance capacity and highlighted the need to prioritize medical surge planning.
"We took 350 calls that night on just EMS," said Steve O'Plante, emergency operations manager, describing sample CAD and prehospital-care-review data that showed a heavy, alcohol-related spike during the 1:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. surge. O'Plante said the city increased ambulances from a surge baseline (27) by calling on BLS inter-facility providers and accepted mutual aid from San Mateo County (a strike…
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