Description: Offload delays are becoming too prevalent across the country inappropriately shifting workload and the burden on the EMS system and reducing availability for the next true emergency. Learn how a multi-agency, collaborative approach yielded a significant reduction in daily offloading delays through data, State statute, and frequent stakeholder group meetings.
Learning Objectives:
Define what community offload delay threshold success looks like.
Identify the most important data elements necessary to capture and report for EMS offload delays.
Discuss the importance of stakeholder involvement and hospital partner transparency in the reduction of EMS offload delays.