Townsend Fire and EMS provides emergency medical transport Services 24 hours a day 7 days a week operating at the “Advanced Life Support Level”. Please always Dial 911 in case of Emergency.
The department is proud to provide progressive emergency medical services at the paramedic level 24/7 to best serve the residents of our community. The Department also provides paramedic intercept and back up medical transport services to surrounding communities by request. We partner with UMASS Memorial Health Alliance Hospital for medical control affiliation and clinical over site.
Our Capabilities:
Emergency Medical Transport of Adult and Pediatrics:
Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Trauma Care
Mental Health Transports
Medical care provided in accordance with the MA State Wide Treatment Protocols
Cardiac Monitoring
Medication Administration
Power Loading Stretchers
The Department routinely provides transport to the following area hospitals:
Health Alliance Leominster Hospital (General Hospital)
Saint Josephs Hospital (ACS Level 3 Trauma, STEMI Center and Labor and Delivery)
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (ACS Level 3 Trauma, Labor and Delivery and STEMI Center, Special Care Nursery)
The Department provides transport to the following hospitals only under special circumstances that may or may not require additional online medical control approval depending on the clinical situation:
UMASS University Medical Center (ACS Level 1 Trauma Adult Pediatric and STEMI Center)
UMASS Medical Center Memorial Campus (Labor and Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care)
Emerson Hospital (Labor and Delivery, Special Care Nursery)
Heywood Hospital (General Hospital, Labor and Delivery)
The department participates in the following additional optional treatments and medications In accordance with State Wide Treatment Protocols and Medical Director Options:
Prehospital Advanced Sepsis Care – Prehospital antibiotics infusion
Additional optional medications in addition to the minimum required by the Office of Emergency Medical Services including, TXA, acetaminophen IV , tetracaine, lidocaine jelly, ketamine, IV nitroglycerin, norepinephrine, IV antibiotics, olanzapine and oxytocin) .
Paramedic Intercept Services:
The Department can provides intercepts with Basic Life Support ambulance services in the area to provide our advanced capabilities, lifesaving treatments as well as comfort care to residents in our sounding communities.
Medical Control:
The Townsend Fire and EMS Department partners with UMASS Memorial Health for medical control affiliation and physician oversight.
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