Emergency Medical Services

EMS Trucks (2)

Mission

To assure the safety and health of Kern County residents by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual quality improvement in emergency medical service care.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) includes the system of services organized to provide rapid response to serious medical emergencies, including immediate medical care and patient transport to definitive care in an appropriate hospital setting. EMS includes:

  • Public safety dispatch
  • Fire services first response and treatment
  • Private ground and air ambulance response, treatment and transport
  • Law enforcement agencies
  • Hospitals and specialty care centers
  • Training institutions and programs for EMS personnel
  • Managed care organizations
  • Preventative health care
  • Citizen and medical advisory groups

Ambulance

KERN COUNTY AMBULANCE RATES (Updated 4/27/2023)

Category

Hall Ambulance Service Operational Area

1

Hall Ambulance Service Operational Areas

2,4,8,9

Hall Ambulance Service Operational Area

3

Hall Ambulance Service Operational Area

11

Liberty Ambulance Service Operational Area

6

Liberty Ambulance Service Operational Area

7
             
BLS Base Rate 2,966.80 2,912.12 1646.49 3,054.33 3,698.70 4,144.54
ALS Base Rate 3,327.50 3,285.76 1791.49 3,446.93 4,388.29 4,917.25
Critical Care Base Rate 4,768.62 5,754.42 - 4,768.62 2,950.00 5,549.47
Emergency call/Unscheduled 125 112 105 125 150 210.74
Oxygen Use 82 79 80 82 75 105.37
Night Call (7 to 7) 92 89 100 92 150 210.74
Mileage(per mile) ALS/BLS 60 45 29 53 35 53.39
Fuel Surcharge 3.32 3.05 2.47 3.21 .18 .18
Allowable ALS/BLS per mile charge 31.33 31.33 29.18 31.33 34.18 34.18
Mileage(per mile) CCT 65 50 - 60 45 63.22
Wait Time/15 minutes 35 35 55 35 51 51
Spinal Immobilization 45 45 140 45 114 114
Electrocardiogram 75 75 100 75 175 219.52
Splinting 30 30 50 30 85 85
Major Trauma/Medical 85 85 50 85 180 180
Disposable Supplies Up to 500.00 Up to 500.00 Up to 750.00 Up to 500.00 Up to 900.00 Up to 900.00
Extra Attendant 42.50+1.00/mile 42.50+1.00/mile - 42.50+1.00/mile 150 150
Advanced Airway Maintenance 60 60 60 60 125 125
Medication Administration Varies Varies 15 Varies 82 82
I/O Needle - - - - 125 125
Venipuncture 32 32 40 32 140 140
Pulse Oximetry 57 57 50 57 78 78
Special Handling 65.00 to 100.00 65.00 to 100.00 - 65.00 to 100.00 225 225
Non-Transport Dry Run Up to 5000 Up to 5000 Up to 5000 Up to 5000   2,107.39 BLS   2,809.86/ALS
BLS Standby Rate/hour 165.00 191.64 124.68 162 249.96 316.11
ALS Standby Rate/hour 212.00 246.19 161.47 208 317.84 386.36
Last Baseline Established 29-Jul-20 13-Oct-21 11-Jun-14 25-Aug-21 9-Feb-21 29-Jul-20
First COLA     1-Jul-15      
Second COLA     1-Jul-16      

 

2022 EOA's 1,2,3,4,8,9,11    
January     February March April
May June July August
September October November December
       
2022 EOA's 6,7    
January February March April
May June July August
September October November December
       
2021 EOA's 1,2,3,4,8,9,11    
January February March April
May June July August
September October November December
       
2021 EOA 3 Delano2021  
       
2021 EOA's 6,7    
January February March April
May June July August
September October November December
       
2020 EOA's 1,2,4,8,9,11    
January February March April
May June July August
September October November December
       
       
2020 EOA 3 Delano2020  
       
2020 EOA's 6,7    
January February March April
May June July August
September October November December
EOA 1 - 2021 EOA 1 - 2020
EOAs 2-4-8-9 - 2021 EOAs 2-4-8-9 - 2020
EOA 11 - 2021 OA 11- Hall - 2020
EOA 3 - Delano Ambulance - 2021 OA 11- Liberty - 2020
EOA 3 - Hall Ambulance - 2021 EOA 3 - 2020
EOA 6 - 2021 EOA 6 - 2020
EOA 7 - 2021 EOA 7 - 2020

Kern 2019 EMS Plan

Kern 2018 EMS Plan