{"id":9586,"date":"2025-03-01T13:59:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/ems-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T01:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T06:54:11","slug":"ems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/ems\/ems\/","title":{"rendered":"ems\/ems ~  DPH Services: Emergency Medical Services (EMS)  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <br>\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\r\n\r\n\r\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\r\n\r\n\r\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/ems\/ems.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\r\n\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n\r\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\r\n\r\n\r\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Emergency Medical Services (EMS)<!--[END]--><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/header>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/div><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\r\n\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\r\n\r\n\r\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\r\n\r\n\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\r\n\r\n\r\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\r\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\r\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\r\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\r\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\r\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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height: 360px;\"><\/p>\r\n   <p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <p>The mission of the Office of Emergency Medical Services is to assure a comprehensive, effective and efficient statewide emergency medical care delivery system in order to reduce morbidity and mortality. The OEMS will accomplish this by:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li>Building partnerships with pre-hospital providers and healthcare systems,\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li>Utilizing evidence-based treatments, and<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li>Evaluating the emergency medical services system through comprehensive data review on the effectiveness of patient care and system performance.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <p>For more information, please contact the <a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/dph\/contact.html#emergencymedicalservices\">program office<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"OEMS activity 1\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/OEMSBottomPage1.jpg\" style=\"width: 2500px; height: 140px;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DelawareOEMS\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/OEMSLogo1.jpg\" style=\"width: 359px; height: 228px;\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td>\u00a0\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <h2 class=\"text-center\">EMS Programs<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"aed.html\" title=\"DELAWARE EARLY DEFIBRILLATION PROGRAM (AED)\">AED<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"demrs.html\" title=\"DELAWARE EMERGENCY MEDICAL REPORTING SYSTEM (DEMRS)\">DEMRS<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"demsoc.html\" title=\"DELAWARE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OVERSIGHT COUNCIL      (DEMSOC)\">DEMSOC<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"emsc.html\" title=\"EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (EMSC)\">EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"injuryprevention.html\" title=\"INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM\">INJURY PREVENTION<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"medicaldirection.html\" title=\"EMS MEDICAL DIRECTION\">MEDICAL DIRECTION<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/hospitals.pdf\" title=\"2020 HOSPITAL CAPABILITY LIST\">2020 HOSPITAL CAPABILITY LIST<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"organdonor.html\" title=\"ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR AWARENESS BOARD\">ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR AWARENESS BOARD<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"paramediceducation.html\" title=\"PARAMEDIC EDUCATION \/ LICENSURE\">PARAMEDIC EDUCATION \/ LICENSURE<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"safekids.html\" title=\"SAFE KIDS\">SAFE KIDS DELAWARE<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"strokesystemofcare.html\" style=\"color: rgb(139, 5, 5); text-decoration-line: none;\" title=\"TRAUMA SYSTEM\">STROKE SYSTEM<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"trauma.html\" title=\"TRAUMA SYSTEM\">TRAUMA SYSTEM<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/ResiliencyResourcesToolkit52323.pdf\">RESILIENCY RESOURCES\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/16DEC2024DRAFTRULESfor2025.pdf\">\u00a0EMS COMPACT<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"text-center\"><strong>\u00a0| <a href=\"faqs.html\" title=\"Frequently Asked Questions about Delaware EMS programs\">FAQS<\/a> | <a href=\"forms.html\" title=\"formsabout Delaware EMS programs\">FORMS<\/a> | <a href=\"links.html\" title=\"links about Delaware      EMS programs\">LINKS<\/a> | <a href=\"reports.html\" title=\"reports about Delaware EMS programs\">REPORTS<\/a> |<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p><p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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