Helicopter Emergency Medical Services

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This paper examines the medical college of Georgia Hospital and Clinics' helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS). This was utilized until the cost of operations and the demands on the service proved too high. The paper discusses the benefits of the HEMS. The study suggests that organizational and financial mismanagement of the initial HEMS resulted in its failure. Suggested reform strategies are analysed.

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"The Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics maintained a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) until the cost of operations and the demands on the service proved unfair for certain facilities. The benefits of the HEMS were significant. However, HEMS helped promote increased survival rates through identifying the needs of the patient and through transporting the patients and the current case study attempts to promote a feasible alternative to a specialist tertiary clinic. The current case study suggests that organizational and financial mismanagement of the initial HEMS resulted in failure, and that an appropriate reform strategy is accomplished through promoting an increased focus on organizational and financial management, as well as options designed to improve the services offered by the HEMS while also reducing the operational costs found therein. Suggested reform strategies include separating the HEMS.."

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