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Life EMS reports fewer overall transports but more festival-related calls; county adds 'Stop the Bleed' kits to ambulances
Summary
Life EMS reported 691 transports in Q2 (a decrease of 93 from the prior year), 49 transports tied to the Electric Forest Festival (up 23), and the addition of Stop the Bleed kits to northern ambulances; MED1 compliance fell 2% while average response times improved.
HART, Mich. — In a Oct. 23 Finance and Administration Committee meeting, Jeff Stockhill, director of north operations for Life EMS, summarized quarterly operations and changes affecting emergency medical services in Oceana County.
Stockhill said Life EMS completed 691 ambulance transports and on-scene assessments in the second quarter, a decrease of 93 from the same period last year. He reported 49 transports connected to the Electric Forest Festival — 23 more than the prior year — and noted nine transports originating from areas outside the festival venue. He also said Life EMS equipped northern ambulances with "Stop the Bleed" kits to improve rapid response capability in active-threat situations; the kits consolidate supplies already carried on ambulances for faster deployment.
Stockhill told the committee that MED1 compliance (a classification used in provider reporting) decreased by about 2 percent compared with last year, but average response times improved by roughly 20 seconds after moving one ambulance from Hart to Ferry. He also reviewed third-quarter exemptions and described 22 fire-standby requests totaling 21 hours of coverage during the reporting period.
The committee received the report as part of routine oversight; no formal committee action was required that day.
