Medical Emergencies occur at any given time or location and require a coordinated effort involving multiple agencies and facilities to ensure a quick response and high standard of care. The Mendocino County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system is designed to incorporate these agencies and facilities into an effective emergency medical care delivery system focusing on rapid access, assessment, patient stabilization and transportation. The primary function of the EMS Agency is to plan, implement and evaluate the local EMS system

Other functions include:

• Providing Administration and oversight for the EMS system
• Providing approval of local EMS training programs
• Monitoring access to emergency medical services for the 90,000 citizens of Mendocino County
• Providing oversight to field EMS while working in the hospital emergency department
• Licensure and accreditation for paramedics to practice in Mendocino County
• Monitoring the prehospital care reports submitted to the EMS Agency through a data collection System

Contact Information:

Internet: www.coastalvalleysems.org
Address: 1120 South Dora Street, Ukiah
Phone: (707) 472-2785

Fee: Depends on Certification