Patterns in California Ambulance Patient Offload Times by Local Emergency Medical Services Agency
In this cohort study, approximately half of all agencies consistently reported ambulance offload times greater than the 30-minute state standard, and there was significant variation between and within agencies. These findings may spur collaborative efforts between stakeholders to determine the most effective strategies for addressing systemic issues resulting in long APOT across California.
Authors
- Madeline Feldmeier
- Crystal Chen
- Karen M. Reyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0078-3060)
- Hernando Garzón
- Karl A. Sporer
- Renee Yuen-Jan Hsia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9819-6926)
- Zita Konik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6698-4114)
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Alameda County Public Health Department (US)
- Health and Human Services Agency (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-12-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.51022
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.15