Busiest service in the States

[FormerEMSLT297]

UHO,, whatever,,, I say most calls wins,,,,,,, NYC..... everything else is just voodo in my opinion

[Richard B the EMT]

After a fast Google, Douglas Adams is only known for Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe. Have not read book or seen movie yet.

Am I getting warm?

[p3medic]

Most calls doesn't equal busiest. You can do 1 million calls a year with 1 million ambulances = ambulances aren't very busy, despite call volume.

[triemal04]

It'd be interesting to see both what the schedules are like, and what the retention rates are for the higher ranked services. It looks like Boston has the highest so far, but they work a 12-hour shift (I think, correct me if I'm wrong), and far as I know don't have a lot of people leaving, whereas some of the lower ranked systems work longer shifts but have medics leaving in droves.

[p3medic]

8 hour shifts, 4 on 2 off. There are a couple of BLS trucks that work a 10 hr shift, but that is not the norm.

[crotchitymedic1986]

i dont know that high call volume necessarily means higher turnover. usually services with higher call volume have better pay and benefits (not always).

[mediccjh]

Busiest per-capita in the nation is UMDNJ-EMS in Newark, NJ. About 130,000 jobs a year with 13 or 14 ambulances at peak.

[Doczilla]

After a fast Google, Douglas Adams is only known for Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe. Have not read book or seen movie yet.

Am I getting warm?

Yes, quite. While the movie is entertaining, I recommend reading the books.

'zilla

[Arizonaffcep]

Yes, quite. While the movie is entertaining, I recommend reading the books.

'zilla

Doc, be honest! The movie sucked. Books were great...movie didn't do it justice.

[AnthonyM83]

Who do you work for?, not even Care is that busy.

I don't post it, just so I'm free to honestly discuss company procedures or problems that may come up without tarnishing the name (or getting myself in trouble). But depending on the shift, 12 hours straight was common. Not seeing station until 1AM was uncommon, but not rare. (Of course, I worked a particularly busy assignment.)

Edited March 17, 2009 by AnthonyM83