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City of Centerville <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />February 24, 2021 <br /> <br />Mr. Edminson gave an overview of the previous eight (8) months of ambulance service in the City. <br />He noted that they had taken over on June 1, 2020 and despite some ups and downs, he feels that, <br />overall, it has been going really well. He noted that they have responded to 2,510 calls which is <br />about 10 responses/day. He reviewed the data surrounding mutual aid, transports, codes for acuity <br />of responses, and response times. <br /> <br />Administrator Statz asked if M Health knew where Allina was at in terms of response times before <br />they took this over on June 1, 2020 in order to do a comparison. <br /> <br />Mr. Edminson stated that North Memorial did not provide that information to them and noted that <br />he really only saw quarterly or annual data from them, but noted that the response times that M <br />Health has are well under what they had reported. <br /> <br />Mr. Edminson reviewed more of the data figures for Centerville and noted that while there is <br />always room for improvement, they feel their numbers are very respectable. He reviewed a map <br />that represented their entire service area and explained how they decide where their trucks will be <br />posted throughout the day, based on their data. <br /> <br />Kevin Kane, Operations Supervisor, gave an overview of some of the relationships they have built. <br />He noted that he offices out of Forest Lake, so he is dedicated, full-time to the area. He stated he <br />connects with the City leaders, such as Fire Chiefs, Police Chiefs, and other city officials on a <br />monthly basis and takes a deeper dive into the type of data that Mr. Edminson just reviewed. He <br />stated that some of the things doing a deeper dive has enabled is cross-training to help with EMS, <br />cardiac arrest management and just to strengthen the relationships on both sides. He stated that <br />they are excited to participate in the “Festival of Lakes/Fete des Lacs. He stated that they are <br />looking forward to being part of the public outreach to show who they are and make sure kids <br />know they know that ambulances are not always a scary thing. <br /> <br />Council Member Mosher asked what an Omega call was from the data table. <br /> <br />Mr. Edminson stated that it is a situation where there was no reason for the person to call an <br />ambulance because they should either take themselves to the hospital, or not go to the hospital at <br />all. He stated that in his experience, it is a rare call. <br /> <br />Council Member Lakso thanked them for their presentation and noted that it is always good to see <br />data and thanked them for taking care of the citizens. <br /> <br />Council Member Koski stated that it was nice to see the data and asked how it was working out <br />for M Health to use the city’s facilities. <br /> <br />Mr. Kane stated that they use the fire hall as one of their posting locations which allows the crew <br />to get out of the truck, go inside and stretch their legs a bit. <br /> <br />Council Member King asked for a typical scenario for examples of what happens in a ‘typical’ <br />scenario when there is a 911 call with the Police Department, Fire Department, etc. all at the same <br />call, arriving, etc. <br /> <br />Page 5 of 17 <br /> <br /> <br />