Emergency Systems
Emergency Systems of the Oklahoma State Department of Health consists of two major program areas:
- Emergency Medical Services
- Trauma and Systems Develoment
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
EMS provides the oversight that ensures regulatory compliance of the agencies and personnel providing pre-hospital care to the citizens of Oklahoma. EMS program areas are as follows:
- Licensure of EMS agencies/Emergency Medical Response Agencies (EMRAs)
- Licensure of EMS professionals
- Complaint Investigations
- Regulatory Compliance Inspections of EMS agencies and vehicles
- Evaluation of EMS instructional programs
- OKEMSIS Database
Trauma and Systems Development
Trauma and systems development encompasses several, interdependent program areas with the over-arching goal of creating a system of trauma care for the citizens of Oklahoma that ensures our trauma patients are properly prioritized and transported to the appropriate facilities that can provide definitive care in a timely manner. These programs are as follows:
- Regional Trauma Advisory Board (RTAB) Coordination
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
- Systems Development for EMS and Trauma
- Trauma Fund
- Trauma Registry
- EMResource™
- Trauma Referral Center (TReC)
Each program area is described in more detail by clicking the respective links above.
Contact Information
Emergency Systems
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S Kerr Ave, Suite 1702
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406
Office: (405) 426-8480
Fax: (405) 900-7560 or 4059007560@Xmedius.com (using email)
Esystems@health.ok.gov