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Medical
Control Authority
In Michigan, Medical Control Authorities are formed by statue. The
hospitals within the MCA coverage area are mandated to form the MCA
and administer it as an oversight body for the EMS System. The SVMCA
is made up of the Chief Executive Officers of each of the participating
hospitals within Saginaw and Tuscola Counties. It is this group that
has ultimate responsibility to oversee EMS activities in these counties.
Part of this responsibility is to appoint/provide a medical director,
through whom the MCA provides oversight of the system.
Current participating hospitals are:
Covenant HealthCare System
Saint Mary's
Caro Community Hospital
Hills and Dales General Hospital
The following are members of the board:
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Healthcare |
Edward
Bruff, VP - (Chairman) |
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| St.
Mary's of Michigan |
Mike Henne, COO |
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| Hills & Dales
General Hospital |
Jean Anthony, COO/VP |
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| Caro
Community Hospital |
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| Covenant
Healthcare |
Joe
Ruth, VP (Alternate) |
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| Medical
Director |
Edgardo
J. Rivera-Rivera, MD (Ex-officio nonvoting) |
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| EMS
Manager
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Michelle
Mora RN, EMT-P (staff) |
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| EMS Coordinator |
Cheryl Such, EMT-P(staff) |
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MEDICAL
CONTROL BOARD
The Medical Control Board
(MCB) is composed of two designated representatives of each participating
hospital member of the MCA, a designated representative from each
type of Life Support Agency functioning in the Saginaw Valley Emergency
Medical Services System, the Chairman of each standing committee
of the Medical Control Board and the Medical Control Authority Medical
Director. Each type or category of emergency medical services personnel
functioning within the Saginaw Valley Emergency Medical Services
System have a designated representative on the Medical Control Board,
as well as other members designated by the Medical Control Authority.
All minimum standards of medical care, protocols, and operating
procedures established within the Saginaw Valley Emergency Medical
Services System are generally approved by the Medical Control Board
prior to implementation. The Medical Director of the Saginaw Valley
Medical Control Authority serves as the Chairman of the Medical
Control Board. Meetings of the MCB are held on the third Friday
of each month or as deemed necessary by the Chairman.
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The following are members
of the board:
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St. Mary's
of Michigan |
Shane
Hunt, RN
Jason White, MD |
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Covenant
Healthcare
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Tom Linabury, RN
Joe Spadafore, MD |
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Caro
Community Hospital |
Sue
Morris
Sybil Osantowski
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Hills
and Dales General Hospital |
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Saginaw
Co. Central Dispatch |
Barry Nelson |
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Tuscola
Co. Central Dispatch |
Robert
Klenk |
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ALS
Type Representative |
Phil
Petzold, EMT-P |
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MFR
Type Representative |
Patrick Nelson,
MFR |
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BLS Type Representative |
Carolyn Birchmeier |
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ALS/PSRO
Committee Chairman |
Dave
Shuell, EMT-P |
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BLS/MFR
Committee Chairman
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Mike Underwood, EMT-B |
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Education
Committee Chairman |
Vacant |
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P & T
Committee Chairman |
Terry
Wernette, Rph |
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Disaster/MEMS Committee Chair |
Chris Harrington |
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Synergy
Medical
Representative |
Terry
Lerash, CEO |
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Emergency Management-Tuscola County |
Pat
Finn |
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Emergency Management-Saginaw County |
Tim
Genovese |
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MMR
Representative |
Ray
Little, CEO |
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Medical
Director (MCB Chairman) |
Edgardo
J. Rivera-Rivera, MD |
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EMS
Manager (Staff) |
Michelle
Mora, RN, EMT-P |
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EMS Coordinator (Staff) |
Cheryl Such, EMT-P |
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ADVANCED
LIFE SUPPORT (ALS)
This committee is composed
of representatives of the ALS providers functioning in the Saginaw
Valley Emergency Medical Services System and other members as appointed
by the Chairman of the Board. Currently there is one ground ALS
provider agency and two air ALS provider agency in Saginaw/Tuscola
Counties, however, there are other ALS provider agencies from out
of county who are licensed to provide care in portions of our system.
The Chairman of the Board appoints the Chairman of this Committee.
The Committee meets the third Monday of every month or as deemed
necessary by the Chairman or Medical Director.
The following are members of the committee:
Dave Shuell, EMT-P (Chairman)
Brook Atkinson, EMT-P
Jay Cooper, EMT-P
Shane Hunt, RN, EMT
Michelle Mora RN, EMT-P
Cheryl Such, EMT-P
Edgardo J. Rivera-Rivera, MD
Mike Underwood,
EMT-B (BLS/MFR Representative)
Mike Clark
Colleen Chapman, RN
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PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATION
PSRO, previously known as the Continuous Quality Improvement Committee, this subcommittee jointly meets at the same time on the third Monday of every month, and its membership is shared with the ALS committee. The purpose of this committee is to assist in the design, development,
and implementation of the Quality Management Program for the system.
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BASIC
LIFE SUPPORT/ MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS
This committee is composed
of a designated representative of each licensed ambulance operations
or agency providing basic life support as well as from each police
and fire agency that provides emergency medical first response services
(MFR) in the Saginaw Valley Emergency Medical Services System. The
Chairman of the MCB appoints one of the members of the Committee
to serve as its Chairman. The Committee
deals with issues related to basic life support and medical first
response in the system, from education and training to response
and equipment. It meets the second Monday of each month or as deemed
necessary by the Chairman or the Medical Director.
The following are
members of this committee:
Mike Underwood, EMT-B(Chairperson)
Michelle Mora, RN, EMT-P
Cheryl Such, EMT-P
Edgardo J. Rivera-Rivera, MD
Representatives from each agency within the Saginaw Valley Medical
Control Authority
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PHARMACY
& THERAPEUTICS
This Committee is composed
of a Pharmacist designated from each of the participating member
hospitals in the MCA. The Chairman of the Board appoints one of
the members to serve as Chairman of the Committee. The Committee provides technical advise to the Medical Director and the MCB,
and deals with issues related to drugs used in the system and the
drug box exchange program. It meets bimonthly or as deemed necessary
by the Chairman or the Medical Director.
The following are
members of the committee:
Terry Wernette, RPh,
Covenant Healthcare(Chairperson)
Julie Moore, CPhT, Hills & Dales General Hospital
Duane Gwizdal, RPh, St. Mary's of Michigan
Sue Morris, Caro Community Hospital
Michelle Mora, RN, EMT-P
Edgardo J. Rivera-Rivera, MD FACEP
Cheryl Such, EMT-P
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