Mobile County Emergency Medical Services System
Rescue Squad, Inc. (MCEMSSRS) is the leading provider of rural pre-hospital
care, emergency medical education and training, and medical dispatch
communications. The organization was founded in 1992 as a volunteer driven
(EMS) with the concerted effort of the Mobile County Commission to promote the
health, welfare and safety of residents living in rural and economically
distressed communities within Mobile County. This includes certain geographic
areas that exist within boundaries where emergency medical services are not
available within acceptable standards, and whereas the lack of acceptable
standards endangers the well being of citizens who live there. MCEMSSRS has
approximately 130 combination personnel (paid and volunteer), dedicated to
providing Medical First Response, Basic Life Support and Advanced Life
Support.
Since the inception of MCEMSSRS; (1) Numerous
service agreements with direct care providers have been coordinated, including
public health care agencies, public safety departments and emergency management
agencies, (2) More than (5,000) training hours have been provided in basic and
advanced life support to educate, train, recruit and develop emergency medical
professionals, with the assistance of direct providers, the community, private
industry and individuals, (3) Over (12,000) calls have been dispatched for
rapid emergency medical responses in rural and underserved communities in
Mobile County, a host of community outreach services have been provided to
educate the community and provide standby emergency medical services for large
rural gatherings and other community events.
Currently, there are eleven (11) service agreements
between local fire departments ad/or rescue squads to provide emergency medical
services in rural areas and underserved communities.
These areas include: Alabama Port, Fowl River, Bayou
La Batre, and St. Elmo Grand Bay, Seven Hills, Tanner Williams, Semmes,
Georgetown, Lemoyne and Citronelle.
