The EMS Authority was mandated (Health and Safety Code 1797.120) to develop a statewide methodology for calculating and reporting ambulance patient offload times by a LEMSA. This statewide, standard methodology was based on input received from stakeholders, including but not limited to: hospitals, LEMSAs, public and private EMS providers.

Documents

• Toolkit to Reduce Ambulance Patient Offload Delays in the Emergency Department
• Standardized Methods for Data Collection and Reporting
• APOT-1 Specifications
• APOT-2 Specifications

Data Collection and Reporting

• APOT-1 and APOT-2 Reporting Spreadsheet

Contact Information

Adam Davis
Quality Improvement Coordinator
Adam.Davis@emsa.ca.gov
(916) 431-3695