The North Collier Fire Control and Rescue District put a new mobile integrated healthcare unit into service on July 20. Designated as MH-45, the vehicle will provide an additional level of care for patients with certain non-emergent medical needs while preserving frontline emergency resources for the most critical calls.
The program, branded “We Care,” was developed through coordinated efforts by North Collier Fire Rescue, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Collier County and the program’s medical directors.
The involvement of North Collier Fire Rescue’s medical directors was critical in establishing patient-selection criteria, treatment protocols, quality-assurance measures and procedures to immediately increase the response rate when a patient’s condition requires additional emergency resources…