Medix & Doctors Ambulance of orange county

[blsemt191]

Does anyone know any thing about these two companies i know they have fire contracts and that would be the reason i would want to work for them other then that that's all i know about them. also i wonder how the fire dept treat's them and if there more seen as just transport/Gurney pushers or what. and what does fire expect of there EMT's

Thanks

[akflightmedic]

Orange County, CA?

Orange County, FL?

Orange County, NC?

[JPINFV]

It's Orange County, CA. I haven't worked for either company, but it is, to an extent, gurney pushing if only because fire will almost always respond code 3 while the ambulance respondes code 2. When I was living in Irvine (Doctors Ambulance territory) during my undergraduate I got to see an EMS response to my apartment complex. The ambulance crew spent most of the time waiting in the ambulance.

[rccmedic39]

I lived within walking distance of Doctors and one exit up from Medix. I also did my EMT ride-alongs at Medix. I worked for Care. I might be a little bit biased but I wouldn't go anywhere else in OC

[AnthonyM83]

I would imagine it'd be like most other ambulance companies in Los Angeles and Orange County...EMTs are a dime a dozen and treated like crap by many FFs. I've heard good things about Care company though...

[EMT Foose]

I would imagine it'd be like most other ambulance companies in Los Angeles and Orange County...EMTs are a dime a dozen and treated like crap by many FFs. I've heard good things about Care company though...

I pretty much agree with the above statement..

I must add though: once the FF/Medics see that you know your basic stuff, can be a team player, and are actively learning ALS level care, they trust you a bit more and let you participate.

[AnthonyM83]

I pretty much agree with the above statement..

I must add though: once the FF/Medics see that you know your basic stuff, can be a team player, and are actively learning ALS level care, they trust you a bit more and let you participate.

Very true. . . if the medic gives a flip about what he does... but even then how long does it take to learn "IV, finger stick, 12-lead, sit back and do paperwork" ALS skills for LA and Orange Counties?

[EMT Foose]

Very true. . . if the medic gives a flip about what he does... but even then how long does it take to learn "IV, finger stick, 12-lead, sit back and do paperwork" ALS skills for LA and Orange Counties?

Haha, so true.

I'm tempted to test the old saying and see if an L.A. county medic could actually follow protocol to its maximum and work with one hand tied behind his back.

I'm willing to bet it's very possible.

[Richard B the EMT]

Orange County, CA?

Orange County, FL?

Orange County, NC?

Not for nothing, but there's an Orange County in New York, and probably other states, too.

Back to the discussion.

[jen_duhh]

It's Orange County, CA. I haven't worked for either company, but it is, to an extent, gurney pushing if only because fire will almost always respond code 3 while the ambulance respondes code 2. When I was living in Irvine (Doctors Ambulance territory) during my undergraduate I got to see an EMS response to my apartment complex. The ambulance crew spent most of the time waiting in the ambulance.

yeah thats how they pretty much do it over in anaheim and the surrounding cities except la county they always go code 3 but where i live its care ambulance