With personnel records considered "very well organized with no deficiencies" and EMS facilities "properly stored and organized," Escambia County Emergency Medical Services passed its state inspection from the Florida Department of Health.
On Monday, Dec. 13, Escambia County EMS received a random inspection from the Florida Department of Health. During the inspection, Escambia County EMS was reviewed on the following:
- Employee training records and certifications
- Compliance with controlled substance medication storage, how medications are distributed for use by EMS and tracking of medication administration by EMS
- How EMS orders, stocks, distributes, and replaces medical equipment and supplies
- Random ambulances were selected for complete inventory inspection in compliance with state requirements
- Patient care records and storage of records
- Quality assurance and quality improvement measures with patient care and patient care reports
- Training and in-service records for all EMS employees
- Compliance with state requirements for medical direction, including participation by medical director, Dr. Josh Gordon, and assistant medical director, Dr. Peter Alexandrov.
Throughout the inspection, the representative from FDOH provided glowing reviews in numerous areas, noting that Escambia County EMS vehicles were "very organized with a centralized deployment and logistics model."
"Our success with this inspection was the measure of a group effort from all areas of our organization," said Escambia County EMS Chief David Torsell III. "I’m proud to see the hard work of our employees rewarded with such an outstanding review from the state.”
During the past six months, Escambia County Public Safety has seen a variety of growth throughout the department, including the addition of Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore, EMS Chief David Torsell III, EMS Deputy Chief Christopher Stephens, and Escambia County Medical Director Dr. Josh Gordon and Assistant Medical Director Dr. Peter Alexandrov.
Following the state inspection, Escambia County EMS received an Inspection Narrative report that offered additional comments. According to the report, "Escambia County should be very proud of its very professional and well-organized EMS system."
“I’m so proud of our EMS team," said Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore. "We have come a long way to build a better service for the citizens of Escambia County. This positive report from FDOH is a direct reflection of the professionalism of our staff and the new standard we’ve set for Escambia County EMS.”
