Rural Oregon Emergency Medical Services
The Oregon Office of Rural Health supports Oregon's rural EMS agencies in meeting their mission and the needs of their communities.
As part of the mission of the Flex Program our office is dedicated to helping rural communities improve their access to quality Emergency Medical Services. Below are the activities that we are currently pursuing to support Oregon's rural EMS agencies.
For more information on any of these activities please contact Kassie Clarke at 503-494-4450.
Oregon EMS and Trauma Systems Program
- Oregon Rural Health Webinar Series
- As a service to our constituents and to help the Oregon EMS and Trauma Systems Program get their word out, we re-post their monthly program updates.
2009 Mitchell EMS Video
The RHCC tasked ORH with producing a short video demonstrating the challenges rural volunteer EMS agencies face. The video embedded below illustrates these challenges as faced by the all-volunteer staff in Mitchell.
Summer 2009 EMS Simulation
For photos from a Summer 2009 EMS Simulation, please click here.
Oregon’s Personal Income Tax Credit for Rural Volunteer EMTs
The 2005 Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 31 which grants up to $250 in personal income tax credits, beginning with tax year 2006, to eligible EMTs who volunteer their services to rural Oregon communities.
For more information visit the Oregon Rural Volunteer EMT Tax Credit page.
EMT/EMS Survey Poster
Please click on the image above for larger image in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.
Resources for EMS Agencies
The National Rural Health Association along with the National Association of State EMS Officials is collecting information to bring to a national level of attention your issues, barriers, best practices (actually implemented or currently contemplated), or ideas/priorities concerning the provision of EMS in rural/frontier America.
Oregon State Paramedic Association. This web site provides information, promotes communication, shares ideas, and encourages and assists First Responders and Emergency Medical Technicians at providing high quality EMS.
