Item 4 - Report on Mobile Healthcare Services Option

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4.3Eugene-SpringfieldFire Department The Eugene and Springfield Fire Departments have recently merged their management teams. Together they are a national award winning department, having previously developed and implemented statewide and national EMS projects. The Eugene Fire Department provides fire, rescue, emergency medical, fire code enforcement, fire investigation, and public education services to the city of Eugene (population 156,634; area 43.4 square miles), and by contract to five adjacent special districts. The Springfield Department of Fire and Life Safety (SFLS) provides fire protection and medical first response services to the City of Springfield and three nearby water/fire districts (population 61,000; area 18.8 square miles). The SFLS ambulance service area consists of about 2,000 square miles with a population of about 88,250. The combined Eugene-Springfield Fire Department will provide the EMS support to the demonstration project for the Lane County region. The FireMed Program, a network of air and ground ambulances in the region, will serve as the local Project Management Agency. 4.4Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Oregon Health & Science University is a leading health and research university that strives for excellence in patient care, education, and research, and community service. As a nonprofit public corporation, OHSU provides health care throughout the Oregon region. As a leader in research, OHSU earned $307 million in research funding in fiscal year 2007, and has more than 4,100 research projects currently under way. OHSU disclosed 132 inventions in 2007, many of which open new markets, spin-off businesses and create new opportunities. Beyond providing critical health care services, quality health care education, and cutting- edge research, OHSU also is a key economic and social force in the Northwest. With an annual budget of $1.4 billion and more than 12,400 employees, OHSU is Portland’s largest, and the state’s fourth largest employer (excluding government). OHSU earns $32 million in gifts, grants, contracts and service funds for every dollar the state invests in OHSU and drives more than $3 billion in annual regional economic activity. It is currently proposed that OHSU will direct the research and evaluation portion of this project. 4.5Cascade Health Solutions and MedExpress Cascade Health Solutions, a non-profit community-based health care agency, offers services outside of a hospital setting. These services include occupational health, employee assistance, health education and risk management, home health, and hospice. Cascade Health Solutions operates MedExpress, an Occupational Injury Response Unit, which provides 24-hour service for non-life threatening injuries that occur at the workplace. The units are staffed with EMTs and Paramedics who are trained to assess 14