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Summit County Ambulance Service Phone:970.668.5777 |
Services Emergency Medical Response to the scene of accidents or illness throughout Summit County. Ambulances are strategically placed throughout the County and staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All ambulances are staffed with a minimum of 1 EMT-Paramedic and 1 EMT-Basic. Ambulances respond in conjunction with our local Fire Districts who also provide EMT- Defibrillation level care or above. Fire Districts usually respond within 8 minutes, ambulances within 12 minutes to local emergencies. Patients are usually transported to local emergency facilities in Frisco, Breckenridge, Keystone or Copper Mountain. In the event of serious injury ambulance personnel will coordinate and assist St. Anthony’s Hospital Flight for Life to directly airlift patients to the Denver area. The ambulance also assists local ski patrols when requested. All emergency medical services can be accessed by dialing 9-1-1. |
Medical Transportation from local Clinics to hospitals statewide is also provided as needed. Since no hospitals are located within Summit County patients are usually taken to Denver or Vail. Medical Transportation is arranged by physicians at local clinics and is provided by our paramedic staff. Most paramedic staff have undergone additional critical care training in order to transport specialized medications and equipment. Patients requiring intensive care will be transported by helicopter or critical care ground ambulance which is operated jointly by Summit County Ambulance and Flight for Life. Transportation services are available by calling Summit County Dispatch at 970-668-8600. TopBilling questions should be referred to our administrative office at 970-668-5777 open M-F 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Both Emergency Response and Medical Transportation services are billed to the patient and are usually covered by Health Insurance. Ambulance Fees are the primary source of ambulance funding allowing us to provide availability to the community without tax support. Please have your call number and patient number from your bill available when calling. Our billing staff is extremely knowledgeable in insurance procedures and available to assist customers as needed. Top Stand-By Services are provided to community events including fairs, festivals, school sporting events, TV and film production, races, rodeos and bicycle tours. Services can range from on-call staff through EMTs on-site or even multiple ambulances dedicated to an event. A fee may be charged based on the nature of the event and level of service requested. Stand-By services may be requested by calling 970-668-5777. Top Education Services include Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation classes available each month plus first aid programs for the public scheduled by request. The service also provides a variety of continuing education opportunities to local fire departments, ski patrols and health facilities. The service provides clinical training opportunities for local EMT and Paramedic students. The service also reviews and approves special events permits and new construction as required by county code. To obtain more information of community programs contact our administrative offices at 970-668-5777. Top Special Programs and Mutual Aid are provided to other emergency services agencies as requested. Summit County has mutual aid agreements with all surrounding jurisdictions, including a mutual response arrangement with Grand County EMS to cover the Heeney area in the northern part of Summit County. A specialized response team of paramedics is available to respond on backcountry missions with the Summit County Rescue Group. Support is also provided to the unified Summit County SWAT team and specialized bicycle teams are available for special events. Top |
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Summit County Ambulance Service | Emergency Services Building
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