New Orleans Emergency Medical Services
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New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS or New Orleans EMS) is the primary provider of advanced life support emergency medical services to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Unlike most other emergency medical services in the United States, New Orleans EMS operates as a third service and is not part of the New Orleans Fire Department; rather, New Orleans EMS is operated by the New Orleans Health Department and the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.[2]
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Established | 1947 |
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Headquarters | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
Jurisdiction | City |
Dept. type | Full-time paid |
Employees | 116[1] |
BLS or ALS | Both |
Ambulances | 34 |
Fly-cars | 12 |
Director | 1 |
Medical director | Megan Marino M.D.(Interim) |
Responses | 65,000 |
Website | New Orleans EMS |
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