UPDATE: The County Emergency Medical Services has added two more community forums next week. (See table below)
The County of San Diego is studying how to improve access to and quality of emergency medical services provided in San Diego County’s backcountry, which includes rural and desert communities.
An important part of this process is getting feedback from residents who live in these areas and other stakeholders at a series of community forums..
“We have seen large population growth in the county over the past 30 years, and changes in where people live and work. We’ve also seen changes to technology, including that which is used for dispatching ambulances,” said Andy Parr, EMS Administrator for the County of San Diego. “This study will look at how to ensure the closest, most appropriate resource can be sent to the scene of a medical emergency in the backcountry—the right service, to the right person, at the right time.”
The forums are being organized by the County Health and Human Services Agency’s office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and will take place on the following dates and locations:
| Date: | Time: | Location: |
| Aug. 21, 2017 | 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Alpine County Library 1752 Alpine Blvd. Alpine, CA 91901 |
| Aug. 22, 2017 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Julian Branch Library 1850 CA-78 Julian, CA 92036 |
| Aug. 23, 2017 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Valley Center Library 29200 Cole Grade Rd. Valley Center, CA 92082 |
| Aug. 24, 2017 | 12 to 2 p.m. | Deer Springs FPD Station 1 8709 Circle R Drive Escondido, CA 92026 |
| Aug. 25, 2017 | 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Campo Village Library 31356 CA-94 Campo, CA 91906 |
| Aug. 25, 2017 | 2 to 3:30 p.m. | Crest Branch Library 105 Juanita Ln. El Cajon, CA 92021 |
| Sept. 12, 2017 | 5:30 to 7 p.m. | County Operations Center 5520 Overland Ave. San Diego, CA 92123 |
| Sept. 14, 2017 | 9 to 10:30 a.m. | Emergency Medical Services 6255 Mission Gorge Road San Diego, CA 92120 |
If you are unable to attend one of the scheduled community forums but still would like to hear more information or submit feedback, contact lilia.smith@sdcounty.ca.gov or (858) 505-6382.
