Numbers in North Dakota EMS

2015

Licensed Personnel by Year

1,655

1,744

291

1

346

2,206

1,733

198

1

422

2,151

1,780

86

1

60

597

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500

EMR/First Responder

EMT/EMTB

I-85

I-99

AEMT

Paramedics

2015

2010

2005

• Ground Ambulance Services and Substations

– 2,798 people on rosters

• Quick Response Units

– 1,043 people on rosters

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000

EMR

EMT

AEMT

Paramedic

ND EMS Providers Compensated

Not Compensated Compensated

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000

EMR

EMT

AEMT

Paramedic

ND EMS Providers Annual Compensation Rate

< $10,000 > $10,000

EMS Resources

Advanced Life Support Ground Ambulance - 22

Basic Life Support Ground Ambulance - 106

Ground Substation (BLS) - 12

Critical Care Air Ambulance - 8

Quick Response Unit - 82

Ambulance Rigs

Primary – 245

Backup - 105

EMS Ground Ambulances Ownership

15

16

41

56

Hospital Based

Fire Based

Government (Non-fire)

Private / Independent

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Ownership of Ground Services

8%

29%

63%

For-profit

Governmental control

Non-profit

EMS Ground Ambulances Ownership

EMS Ground Ambulances Local Mill Levy

37%

63%

No

Yes

EMS Ground Ambulances Local Tax Dollars

• Total Annual Mill Levy collected

– $5,568,461

• Other Annual Local Tax dollars collected

– $220,380

Total Annual Local Tax Contribution

$5,788,841

State DEMST Dollars

• Annual Funding Area Grant

– $3,750,000

• Annual Training Grant Funds

– $470,000

Total Annual DEMST Budget for EMS

$4,220,000

Local Tax Dollars by Region

$-

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

$3,000,000

$3,500,000

$4,000,000

East (56) West (72)

EMS Region and Total Ground Services

Local Tax Dollars

$-

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

$1,600,000

$1,800,000

$2,000,000

NE (22) NW (33) SE (34) SW (39)

EMS Region and Total Ground Services

40,000

45,000

50,000

55,000

60,000

65,000

70,000

75,000

80,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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YEAR

Total Submissions to SOAR

SOAR = State Online Ambulance Reporting system

18

36

35

11

8

8

3

1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

< 25

26 - 100

101 - 300

301 - 500

501 - 1,000

1,001 - 5,000

5,001 - 10,000

> 10,000

Total Ambulance Services

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Ambulance Call Volume, 2015

Ground Ambulance Services that reported fewer than 25 calls in 2015

• North Dakota – 18/128 or 14%

• South Dakota – 11/122 or 9%

• Minnesota – 2/260 or .77%

• Montana – 18/113 reporting or 18%

• Wyoming – 7/61 or 11.5%

12 Services account for 74% of the volume reported

56,128

Who uses EMS in North Dakota?

Percentage of PCR's Percentage of Population

Children (14 and under) 5% 19%

Youth (15-24) 10% 16%

Adults (25-64) 49% 51%

Seniors (65 and over) 36% 14%