1-4 MEDICAL CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS

There are three modalities of EMS to hospital communication:

1. Cellular Phone

Bellin Hospital	433-6007
St. Vincent	433-0312	433-0347	433-0459
St. Mary's	498-8842	498-1139
Aurora Bay Care Medical Center	288-4070	288-4068

2. UHF Frequency

Bellin Hospital	Med Channel 6 or 7
St. Vincent	Med Channel 7
St. Mary's	Med Channel 8
Aurora Bay Care	Med Channel 6

3. VHF Frequency of 155.340

Initial medical control contact should be made as follows:

·    Basic Life Support:  Report to medical control on all BLS calls on cellular phone or VHF frequency of 155.340.

·    Advanced Life Support:  Report to medical control on all ALS calls with either a cellular phone or UHF Med Channel 6, 7 or 8. If cellular phone is utilized, the speaker phone may be used during EMS reporting and but should then be taken off speaker phone for two-way communication.

In the event radio or telephone communication is impossible to achieve, a paramedic unit may initiate life-saving medical care as under the heading Standard Orders - Emergency Situations.