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State of New Jersey, DHSS, OEMSConsulting Services: EMS System Reviewindicates appropriate use of services. Figure 23 should be viewed with caution as it indicatesrequests and not transports.Figure 23: Air Medical Requests by CountyPrivate Air Medical Units – There are three private air medical units that provideservices. Until 2005, there were no authorized private units based in New Jersey. After legalaction was threatened, the NJOEMS began to approve applications for service. These services doTriData, a Division of 98September 2007System Planning Corporation
State of New Jersey, DHSS, OEMSConsulting Services: EMS System Reviewnot receive state funding, but are not restricted as to the rates they charge. The average cost perprivate helicopter transport is $10,000. Medicare will reimburse the provider approximately$5,800 per transport.Monoc – Monoc (Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corporation) is a not for profitconsortium of eight hospitals in Monmouth and Ocean Counties that provides BLS and ALS tothese areas. In June of 2006, MONOC placed in service a specifically configured AmericanEurocopter EC 135 helicopter that is located at Miller Airport, in Berkely Township. 52Data concerning MONOC MEDEVAC responses was unavailable to us.Atlantic – Atlantic Health Systems Air One was the first private EMS helicopter to beapproved by NJOEMS. They primarily serve to transport patients to the level one trauma centerat Morristown Memorial Hospital or the Neurological Surgery Center at Overlook. Air One alsoserves as a back-up for JEMSTAR and responds to prehospital emergencies.No data were available on the number of missions handled by Air One.Atlantic City – MedEvac 5 was the first private operated air medical service in NewJersey. MedEvac 5-Lehigh/Hahnemann’s ship is located at Hammonton airport with AtlanticCity Trauma medical command and AtlantiCare MICU for paramedic and MICN oversight. AirOne-PHI- helicopter-Morristown Memorial Trauma Center and Atlantic Health MICU forparamedic services are located in Newton.Out of State Services – Several services from Pennsylvania, New York and Delawareprovide helicopter transportation both into and from New Jersey hospitals. There arecontroversies with this practice, especially involving transport of critical patients across statelines. Some New Jersey hospitals feel that these situations take healthcare dollars outside of thestate.Air Medical helicopters flying patients out of New Jersey must be licensed by theNJOEMS. They are subject to the same inspection and documentation requirements as in-stateprograms. Several out of state services participated in this study’s air medical focus group.Unfortunately, no data was available to measure the impact of private air medicalhelicopters in New Jersey.Oversight of Service – The New Jersey 2K Legislation places oversight of AirMedical EMS under the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services. Daily oversight ofmedical practice is under the auspices of the NJOEMS and program medical directors. Also52 Robbins, V. (2006). MONOC MEDEVAC. Available: [Online]. http://www.monoc.org/executive.cfm?IsArch=39TriData, a Division of 99September 2007System Planning Corporation
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