Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)
Technologies Used: ASP.NET, Custom Business Solutions
Challenge: The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Systems (MIEMSS) had implemented state of the art systems to monitor available resources throughout Maryland in the event of a major incident that might result in mass casualties. MIEMSS contracted with Network Business Solutions (NBS) and VMT to develop and test two applications aimed to improve the methods of monitoring and tracking the emergency resources available within the State. The agency did not have a quick way to determine the number of available hospital beds, ambulances and supplies during a crisis situation. Phone calls to individual hospitals, fire houses, ambulance dispatchers and other emergency medicine service providers were necessary to gather all the data.
Solution: NBS and VMT developed "FRED"- the Facilities Resources Emergency Database for MIEMSS. The new tool expedites the gathering and dissemination of critical information during major events or mass casualty situations.
Results: The customer now has a statewide system that can determine available emergency medical resources via a centralized and automated dispatch and retrieval method.
