The Cost of Homelessness in Oklahoma City April 1, 2009 to March ...

Oklahoma City Cost of Homelessness Study 2009‐2010
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRST RESPONDERS
Total Cost
Cash In‐Kind Volunteer Total
$870,764 $0 $0 $870,764
Percentage of Total Spending: 3%
Total EMSA Cost: $635,535
Cost of One EMSA Transport: $435
Total OKC Fire Cost: $235,229
Cost of One OKC Fire Run: Variable
Total Number of OKC Fire Responses
1,708
Total Number of EMSA Transports
1,203
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (EMSA)
EMSA responded to 1,461 different calls and transported 961 homeless clients 1,203 times,
which means that 82 percent of EMSA calls resulted in the patient being transported to a
hospital.
Age
Total # Transports
Total # Homeless
Patients Transported
17 and Under 26 26
18‐30 180 142
31‐50 560 435
51‐61 304 246
62 and Over 129 108
Unknown 4 4
Total 1203 961
Fig. 8 EMSA’s Total Number of Transports Involving Homeless Individuals by Age
OKC Fire
OKC Fire responded to 1,708 calls involving homeless individuals. There were 841 EMS
rescue calls for a cost of $118,262. Fifty‐seven false calls cost $7,349; 315 “good intent”
calls cost $41,003; and 461 general service calls cost $62,992.
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