Shawnee County Partners with American Medical Response Topeka on Innovative Emergency Healthcare Solution
April 18, 2023 - American Medical Response (AMR) and Shawnee County announced today its plans to implement a new emergency healthcare solution this month. The new solution will allow residents and visitors to quickly reach the appropriate level of care when calling 911. Shawnee County (SNCO) and the City of Topeka are partners with AMR on the venture.
American Medical Response (AMR) and Shawnee County announced today its plans to implement a new emergency healthcare solution this month. The new solution will allow residents and visitors to quickly reach the appropriate level of care when calling 911. Shawnee County (SNCO) and the City of Topeka are partners with AMR on the venture.
"Shawnee County is pleased to partner with AMR on this new program to improve efficiency and better serve the needs of the greater Shawnee County communities,” said Nelson Casteel, Shawnee County Ambulance Compliance Officer. “This program is the first step of many that will allow us to send the right resource, to the right location, at the right time. I look forward to seeing positive impacts.”
“AMR has been a proud partner with Shawnee County and the City of Topeka for many years,” said Jon Antrim, Regional Director for Global Medical Response. “This innovative program being adopted by localities across the country integrates communications solutions to improve outcomes and unit availability ensuring we have the resources needed to give the right care at the right time and in the right place.”
Nurse Navigation is used by AMR in other communities across the country including Aurora, Colorado; El Cajon, California; Seattle, Washington; and Dekalb County, Georgia. For more information about the national nurse navigation program through Global Medical Response (GMR), visit their website at: www.access2care.net/services/nurse-navigation.
About American Medical Response (AMR)
American Medical Response, Inc., America’s leading provider of medical transportation, provides services in 40 states and the District of Columbia. More than 28,000 AMR paramedics, EMTs, RNs, and other professionals work together to transport more than 4.8 million patients nationwide each year in critical, emergency, and non-emergency situations. AMR also provides fire services through Rural Metro Fire Department, www.ruralmetrofire.com. For more information about AMR, visit www.amr.net and follow American Medical Response on Facebook @AMR_Social on Twitter and Instagram.
AMR is part of the Global Medical Response family. Global Medical Response, Inc. is the industry-leading air, ground, specialty, and residential fire services, and managed medical transportation organization. With nearly 38,000 team members, AMR delivers compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in emergency and patient relocation services in the United States and worldwide. For more information, visit www.globalmedicalresponse.com.