Emergency Medical Services
Mission Statement
EMS To provide approved, accredited Emergency Medical Service courses (Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician, and Emergency Medical Responder). Our programs are designed to meet the need of EMS providers, locally and nationally, with well trained, employable, Nationally Certified Paramedics and EMT's. ALH To provide quality opportunities in Allied Health entry level courses for students exploring the field of medical care.
Program Description
Emergency Medical Responder - EMR The primary focus of the Emergency Medical Responder is to initiate immediate lifesaving care to critical patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide lifesaving interventions while awaiting additional EMS response and to assist higher level personnel at the scene and during transport. Emergency Medical Responders function as part of a comprehensive EMS response. Emergency Medical Responders perform basic interventions with minimal equipment. Emergency Medical Technician - EMT The primary focus of the Emergency Medical Technician is to provide basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Emergency Medical Technician is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system. Paramedic The Paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Paramedic is a link from the scene into the health care system.
Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes
We need to improve the quality of our documentation that clearly shows student achievement of minimum competency requirements. We also need to develop an analysis of student goals and an annual report that supports this evaluation.
A 09/24/18 site visit by our National Accrediting Body, the Committee on Accreditations for EMS Professions (CoAEMSP) noted several recommendations as potential Standards violations of the Program that they would like to see implemented for Program reaccreditation. The common thread among the recommendations is documentation in all three of our SLOs.
Our goal is to develop summative evaluations in the cognitive, psychomotor and affective areas with clear documentation as to the student’s progress as well as developing a process for review, analysis and revision that speaks to program outcomes based on the collected data.
There have been sporadic issues of student dishonesty / cheating on exams and other areas of class activities. Our department wanted to have a consistent policy and means to handle these situations. It was felt that since our students will be participating in actual patient care during their time as students AND that they will be expected to hold and maintain a high standard of integrity once they attain their certification / license we should have a policy that can keep these students from reaching the field if they cannot demonstrate these standards while in class.
Our plan is to solicit faculty feedback on possible resolutions to the dishonesty / cheating, review the various suggestions and come up with a comprehensive policy that is universal to all the EMS/ ALH classes. Our plan is to have a zero tolerance for dishonesty / cheating in our courses and programs with the students not being allowed to take further EMS courses at Butte.
Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (Instruction Departments)
FTES Trends:
Retention and Success Rates:
Success Data - Degrees and Certificates:
EMS confered 234 awards in 2018-19, up from 112 in 2015-16.
Basically, the changes reflected in the graphs above (especially FTE and Degrees/ Certificates) can be attributed to two things:
1. The addition of an EMR course which serves as an entry point to a career in EMS for many of our students. With a successful completion of the EMR class the students earn a Nationally recognized certificate as an Emergency Medical Responder as well as prepping them for sucess in the next class in line, EMT.
2. The elimination of prerequisites (Anatomy and Physiology) required for our Paramedic class. In 2016 we had a total of 10 students in our Paramedic course which directly corrolates to the numbers we see. With the removal of prerequisites we filled the class to capacity (24). We are currently reviewing student success rates with the elimination of these course prerequisites.
Our Retention and Sucess rate are holding pretty steady for the last ten years at least and that is a trend that we have been documenting with our national accrediting body, the Committee on Accreditation for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP). This is largely due to the quality and dedication of our faculty especially in the face of leadership changes, channges in the accrediting process and requirements, growing the program and limited budget and funding.
Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)
Strategic Direction
This is how EMS / ALH supports the college in meeting its Strategic Direction and Priority Themes
1. Enhancing a Culuture of Completion & Goal Achievement by:
offering several of our courses ALH 2, 3, 6 and 104 and EMS 110 as either an Articulation or Dual Enrollment course at multiple local and North State high schools.
establishing a clear pathway (AB 705) to a career in EMS.
promoting our programs and pathways through CAS workshops, College and Career Fairs, Wecome Center student tours, CSU Chico career pathway workshops and other outreach events.
collaborating with local industry through our Advisory Committee to ensure our programs are relevant and meet their labor market needs by providing the cirriculum, skills and behaviors needed in the workforce.
completing and passing an 2019 Accreditation Review and Site visit with our National Accrediting body the Committe on Accreditation for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP).
incorporating a student-centered course schedule that offers classes day and evening as well as a robust distance education offering (ALH 104) and a new off-campus EMT course for the CA Conservation Corps students at their Magalia site.
incorporating a robust EMS internship program with local and North State hospitals and EMS providers that engage students with employers and the community.
2. Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success by:
establishing an expectation that all staff maintain the necessary license or certification that meets the safety and regulatory requirements of EMS instruction.
finding new ways to improve our collaborative interactions in our department by fostering an environment of inclusion that centers on open, constuctive and protected communication at all times but especially in our department meetings.
supporting faculty, staff and students to effectively access and use technology through the development of high-fidelity simulations interwoven into the cirriculum.
expanding our instructional schedule that increases access to our programs by bringing our classes to students that cannot access the campus and our traditional schedule (EMT class in Magalia for the CCC).
leveraging technology by utilizing a robust Canvas learning platform in all our courses.
3. Using a Data-Informed Processes for Continous Improvement by:
taking advantage of as much of the institutional support for professional development as possible and setting an expectation that our faculty complete the FLEX obligations.
structuring Advisory Committee meetings to drive actions, outcomes and cirriculum to produce workforce ready graduates.
4. Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning by:
reducing costs through stategic procurement and effectively partnering with available funding resources such as Strong Workforce and Perkins.
maintaining a focus on meeting established enrollment targets with an emphasis on maximizing the number of degrees and certifications awarded ( as shown in the above student achievement data above).
5. Modeling Sustainability by:
encouraging our faculty, students and staff to utilized well-placed recycling bins in our classrooms and around our building.
working with on-site Facilities staff to better understand the campuses recycling process and sorting requirements.
6. Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness by:
reviewing existing policies and procedures related to conduct, discrimination and safety at our department meetings.
establishing an expectation that our faculty meets their training obligations (Sexual Harrassment, Workplace Violence, etc) on time.
encouraging our faculty to promote student services as it pertains to diversity and equity in their syllabus, with posters and class announcements.
reviewing an Active Shooter Response with our students as part of each EMS /ALH course.
Program Review
- Course level assessment on our non-program classes is now standard institutionally and we regularly review those course outcomes to provide continued high quality classes including SLO reflections with every grade submission and departmental “deep dives”.
- We are working with several high schools and ROP articulating EMS and Allied Health classes that will begin a career pathway into the medical field.
- We are exploring different avenues of recruiting, such as CAS sponsored EMS informational sessions, revamping our website and participating in high school and CSUC visits among others things to promote paramedic and EMT enrollment. We have had success pairing with CSU Chico, especially with their Excersize Physiology and Pre-Nursing majors. Many Excersize Physiology students are interested in a career as a Physician Assistant and our EMT and Paramedic courses are a relatively easy way to get the needed patient contact hours required to apply to the PA Programs. The Pre-Nursing students can get "points" that count toward getting into the CSUC Nursing Program.
- Scheduling rollover is the institute standard. Since we now have complete responsibility for scheduling and staffing the college’s medical terminology classes it would be difficult to alter the class schedule substantially due to room availability and staffing constraints. We have however initiated both day and evening classes in EMT and EMR, and have started to hold on line medical terminology classes to meet the need of students that need alternative forms of scheduling.
- We continue to look for classes we can hold through Contract Education but the cost is prohibitive given that the class size is usually small and we are competing with several privately owned training facilities. If there is a communal need for these `nontraditional classes we prefer that they fill this void at this time. In addition, we have added an EMT class for the Cal Conservation Corps at their Magalia site for the SP 20 session.
Department Goals
Our goals are to continue to continue to graduate high quality Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians that are ready for the workforce.
We would like to explore options for a larger classroom / work space such as the Skyway Center.
We are looking at expanding our Paramedic faculty so that they might transition into a leadership role when the current full time faculty retire.
We are hoping to develop and add a stand-alone EKG class.
Future Development Strategies
Strategy 1 - Travel
Increase in Travel - Regular Budget.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
Travel augmentation is necessary to off set the cost of our faculty traveling to the various clinic sites and ambulance stations throughout Butte and Shasta Counties. To meet required training statutes, students must have clinic and ambulance internships to complete their training. Travel to oversee students "in the field" is required on an almost daily basis throughout the Winter and Spring sessions. The most labor intensive students are the Paramedic students, up to 20 each Winter/Spring. In addition, there are about 150 EMT students year round that require site supervision as well. We currently do not have the budget to compensate our faculty for the travel they put in. This is a violation of State labor law.
I am requesting an annual augmentation of $2000 to cover our travel expenses, Currently, the District provides $345.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: Yes
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 2 - Dues, Memberships and Accreditation Funding
Institutional fees that pay for our program accreditation
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Supporting Rationale
55300 – Dues and Membership
Current ongoing annual expenses: $600 – CoAEMSP Annual Institution Fee
$1,700 – CoAEMSP Annual Accreditation Fee
$450 – CAAHEP Annual Institution Fee
$250 – Oroville Hospital Annual Site Fee
Total ongoing annual Dues and Memberships is $3000. There will be a $50 increase in the CoAEMSP Annual Institutional Fee as of 07/01/20.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: Yes
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 3 - Institutionalize Program Assistant Position
Our Allied Health Programs and Services Program Assistant salary is currently grant funded position. We would like to see this returned to a district funded position.
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
Our Program Assistant is crucial to the clerical support of our programs and requires long term stability.
Our Allied Health Programs and Services Program Assistant salary is currently grant funded position. We would like to see this moved to a district funded position. The amount requested is $58,650 to cover salary and benefits on an annual basis.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 4 - Professional Development
Professional Development Funds
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
We currently do not have funds budgeted for Professional Development. Conferences, Nat'l Association of EMS Educator seminars, EMS training, product and equipment conventions etc
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: Yes
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 5 - Non-Clinical EKG Monitor/ Defibrillator
This essential paramedic tool will allow us to replicate various heart rhythms to train our students to read and interpret EKGs in the field. This skill is one of the few pre-hospital diagnostic tools we have to determine whether a patient is having a heart attack. Our current of monitor / defibrillators becoming obsolete in regards to what the students will use in the field.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
This essential paramedic tool will allow us to replicate various heart rhythms to train our students to read and interpret EKGs in the field. This skill is one of the few pre-hospital diagnostic tools we have to determine whether a patient is having a heart attack. Our current of monitor / defibrillators becoming obsolete in regards to what the students will use in the field. The manufacturer is discontinuing maintenance support on one of our current well aged monitor/ defibrillators - which will then make it impossible to repair. See letter below. October 24, 2019 Important Notification: FDA Final Order, M Series and E Series Defibrillators Dear Valued Customer; On February 3, 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the Final Order requiring premarket approval (PMA) applications to be filed for defibrillators with an automated external defibrillator (AED) mode. Since the 2012 discontinuation of the M Series and E Series monitor/defibrillators ZOLL has made every effort to continue to support the operation of these legacy devices. However, in a recent letter from the FDA, further clarification of this Order specifies that ZOLL will be unable to support these devices with service or accessories after February 3, 2021. If you are on record as having a discontinued monitor/defibrillator from ZOLL, your local representative will contact you directly to assist you with this transition. To verify that your equipment is on the FDA-approved AED list, that includes both AEDs and professional defibrillators, please reference the following link: http://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/cardiovasculardevices/ automated-external-defibrillators-aeds. In order to make this transition simple and cost-effective, we currently have upgrade programs available for your consideration. For hospital customers and clinics, we offer the R Series® Monitor Defibrillator that can be configured similarly to your existing M Series. For EMS and Fire customers, we offer the X Series® Monitor/Defibrillator. For additional information regarding these programs, please contact your local sales representative. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact your local sales representative or our Customer Service Department at 800-348-9011. Sincerely, Paul Dias Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs ZOLL Medical Corporation
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 6 - Stop the Bleed Training & Kits
Bleeding control training kit (1) $950 ea
The following components are packaged in a hard plastic case.
- Bleeding Control Training Kit includes:
- Instructional booklets on bleeding control (10)
- Blue training C-A-T™ tourniquets (5)
- QuikClot® Moulage Trainers (8)
and multi patient kits (5) $650 ea containing
Bag includes 8 Personal Kits containing:
- Instructional booklet on bleeding control
- C-A-T™ tourniquet
- QuikClot® Bleeding Control Dressing™
- Mini Sharpie™ Marker
- 1 pair of protective gloves
- Compression bandage
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
Bleeding control training and bleeding control kits for Butte College. We propose to train the faculty and staff in bleeding control and distribute the kits throughout the college in the event of an active shooter or other mass casualty incident.
No one expects to encounter a bleeding emergency, but in case we do, will we be prepared?
These bleeding control products were developed and approved by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The ACS Committee on Trauma, and the Hartford Consensus – founders of www.bleedingcontrol.org, along with the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and other recognized emergency response organizations. These Bleeding Control Kits® will provide you with the tools and information you need to act quickly to stop bleeding and save a life. The tourniquets and hemostatic dressings in these kits are the primary products and same technology the Department of Defense has tested and approved for use by all U.S. military forces.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: Yes
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 7 - Electrical outlets in AHPS 239
Add several electrical outlets in AHPS 239. Originally designed as a storage room, AHPS 239 was never adequately plumbed with normal elecrical outlets.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
As our program increasingly relies on simulation, the electrical wall plug becomes more important to keep these devices charged or just having the devics run off AC.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 8 - Auto Pulse System (Automated CPR Machine)
AutoPulse® System with Pass Thru - Generates
consistent and uninterrupted chest compressions, offering
improved blood flow during cardiac arrest. Includes
Backboard, User Guide, Quick Reference Guide, Shoulder
Restraints, Backboard Cable Ties, Head Immobilizer, Grip
Strips, In-service Training DVD, and one year warranty.
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
Automated CPR devices are becoming more common in the field and there is a good chance our Paramedic and EMT graduates will encorporate them in the care they provide for cardiac arrest in the prehospital seting.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 9 - Ambulance
Repainting our ambulance with Butte College EMS Training emblems / logos
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
We need to repaint our current ambulance with the college colors and logo as it is a recognizable brand that promotes our program as well as the college's connection to the community.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 10 - Medical Director Stipend
A $10,000 stipend to compensate our Medical Director for the time, training and support of our Paramedic Program.
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
We are required to have a Medical Director as part of our teaching staff per California Code of Regulations Title 22. Social Security Division 9. Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services Chapter 4. Paramedic section 100150: Teaching Staff
Each training program shall have an approved program medical director who shall be a physician currently licensed in the State of California, who has two (2) years experience in prehospital care in the last five (5) years, and who is qualified by education or experience in methods of instruction. Duties of the program medical director shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Review and approve educational content of the program curriculum, including training objectives for the clinical and field instruction, to certify its ongoing appropriateness and medical accuracy. (2) Review and approve the quality of medical instruction, supervision, and evaluation of the students in all areas of the program. (3) Approval of provision for hospital clinical and field internship experiences. (4) Approval of principal instructor(s).
We have operated for more than 40 years as a Paramedic Training Program. In that period of time we have relied on a volunteer Medical Director. Over the last several years it has proven to be difficult to find a physician that is willing to devote the needed time for no compensation.
We are in a currently in a crisis in this requirement as we have just had to replace our Medical Director with an interim Director as of Jan 2020 because of insuffecient participatation and oversite. We need to find a a long term candidate for this position if we hope to continue operating a Paramedic Program. We think that by offering a stipend we can attract a suitable candidate.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: Yes
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 11 - Pediatric Response Bags
Paramedic care kit specifically designed for assessment, care and treatment for the peditric patient. These kits will contain all assessment and emergency care supplies and equipment needed for training our students. We like 4
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
Paramedic care kit specifically designed for assessment, care and treatment for the peditric patient. These kits will contain all assessment and emergency care supplies and equipment needed for training our students. Right now we piecemeal our equipment together and there isn't enough for all the students so we are deficient in our ability to properly prepair are students for pediatric patients
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 12 - Patient Simulation Mannequins
Durable, rugged training mannequins with an intubation head and realistic articulation allowing mannequins to be placed in various settings for extrication or rescue.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
We need multi-use manikin for simulated patient care. This "low tech" durable manikin would be suitable for Paramedic, EMT and EMR training. It combined a life size patient with airway training capabilities.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 13 - Skyway Center Remodel
Currently the Allied Health/Public Service building has a shortage of the necessary lecture and lab room space to accommodate the Allied Health programs currently lodged here. In the fall of 2017, the ADN program expanded their enrollment from 48 students to 60 students; this change has significantly impacted room availability in the building. Currently every classroom and most of our lab space in this building is scheduled all day for every day of week; faculty are using storage rooms and the hallways to conduct skills check offs due to our lack of space. Moving the all of the nursing programs (ADN, LVN and CNA) to another space would give the RT and EMS programs the space they need to conduct their programs and open large lecture classroom space for large general education courses.
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
We have outgrown the space allotted to us in the AHPS building. Given the number and variety of programs and courses AHPS attempts to accomodate there is a desparate need for space, both classroom and breakout rooms for skill and scenario training. We need to maximize the time available we have with our students in class. Added space would greatly help in this. Specifically, this space would allow for smaller group training and more specific and realistic enviroments in which to train.
Currently the Allied Health/Public Service building has a shortage of the necessary lecture and lab room space to accommodate the Allied Health programs currently lodged here. In the fall of 2017, the ADN program expanded their enrollment from 48 students to 60 students; this change has significantly impacted room availability in the building. Currently every classroom and most of our lab space in this building is scheduled all day for every day of week; faculty are using storage rooms and the hallways to conduct skills check offs due to our lack of space. Moving the all of the nursing programs (ADN, LVN and CNA) to another space would give the RT and EMS programs the space they need to conduct their programs and open large lecture classroom space for large general education courses.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: Yes
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes
Strategy 14 - Oxygen cylinders and Oxygen
10 "D" tank cylinders and more oxygen refilling
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
With 5 EMT classes, 2 EMR, 2 CPR and one year long Paramedic class we go thru a lot of oxygen. We'd like one time funding for 10 more "D" tanks ($75 ea) and ongoing increase of funding ($700) to keep them filled
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Requested Non-Financial Resources
We need more classroom space for our Programs.
In addition, the new Paramedic testing process to require dedicated space for simulations. The simulation manikins are very expensive and should be stored and used in a secure site to insure their safety and longevity of use.
Current Financial Resources
Perkins Funding when avaiable
Augmentation Requests
| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
| Description | Supporting Rationale | Potential Alternative Funding Sources | Prioritization Criteria | |||
| 1 | EMS | Operating Expenses | 11-000-519-1-125000 | 55100 | $0.00 | $10,000.00 |
| Medical Director Stipend | We are required to have a Medical Director as part of our teaching staff per California Code of Regulations Title 22. Social Security Division 9. Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services Chapter 4. Paramedic section 100150: Teaching Staff Each training program shall have an approved program medical director who shall be a physician currently licensed in the State of California, who has two (2) years experience in pre-hospital care in the last five (5) years, and who is qualified by education or experience in methods of instruction. Duties of the program medical director shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Review and approve educational content of the program curriculum, including training objectives for the clinical and field instruction, to certify its ongoing appropriateness and medical accuracy. (2) Review and approve the quality of medical instruction, supervision, and evaluation of the students in all areas of the program. (3) Approval of provision for hospital clinical and field internship experiences. (4) Approval of principal instructor(s). We have operated for more than 40 years as a Paramedic Training Program. In that period of time we have relied on a volunteer Medical Director. Over the last several years it has proven to be difficult to find a physician that is willing to devote the needed time for no compensation. We are in a currently in a crisis in this requirement as we have just had to replace our Medical Director with an interim Director as of Jan 2020 because of insufficient participation and over site. We need to find a a long term candidate for this position if we hope to continue operating a Paramedic Program. We think that by offering a stipend we can attract a suitable candidate. |
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| 2 | EMS | Equipment | 11-000-519-1-25000 | 56610 | $32,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Non-Clinical EKG Monitor/ Defibrillator | This essential paramedic tool will allow us to replicate various heart rhythms to train our students to read and interpret EKGs in the field. This skill is one of the few pre-hospital diagnostic tools we have to determine whether a patient is having a heart attack. Our current of monitor / defibrillators becoming obsolete in regards to what the students will use in the field. The manufacturer is discontinuing maintenance support on one of our current well aged monitor/ defibrillators - which will then make it impossible to repair. See letter below. October 24, 2019 Important Notification: FDA Final Order, M Series and E Series Defibrillators Dear Valued Customer; On February 3, 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the Final Order requiring premarket approval (PMA) applications to be filed for defibrillators with an automated external defibrillator (AED) mode. Since the 2012 discontinuation of the M Series and E Series monitor/defibrillators ZOLL has made every effort to continue to support the operation of these legacy devices. However, in a recent letter from the FDA, further clarification of this Order specifies that ZOLL will be unable to support these devices with service or accessories after February 3, 2021. If you are on record as having a discontinued monitor/defibrillator from ZOLL, your local representative will contact you directly to assist you with this transition. To verify that your equipment is on the FDA-approved AED list, that includes both AEDs and professional defibrillators, please reference the following link: http://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/cardiovasculardevices/ automated-external-defibrillators-aeds. In order to make this transition simple and cost-effective, we currently have upgrade programs available for your consideration. For hospital customers and clinics, we offer the R Series® Monitor Defibrillator that can be configured similarly to your existing M Series. For EMS and Fire customers, we offer the X Series® Monitor/Defibrillator. For additional information regarding these programs, please contact your local sales representative. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact your local sales representative or our Customer Service Department at 800-348-9011. Sincerely, Paul Dias Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs ZOLL Medical Corporation |
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| 3 | EMS | Operating Expenses | 11-000-519-1-125000 | 55300 | $0.00 | $4,500.00 |
| Institutional fees that pay for our program accreditation | 55300 � Dues and Membership Current ongoing annual expenses: Breakdown of Dues: $1,700 to CoAEMSP for Annual Accreditation fee from 7/1/20 � 6/30/21 $600 to CAAHEP for 2018/2019 Institutional Fee $1,900 to Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS for Program Monitoring Fee bi-annual due 20/21 $250 to Oroville Hospital training site fee bi-annual due 20/21 Total $4450 ongoing costs |
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| 4 | EMS | Facilities | 11-000-519-1-125000 | 56100 | $5,500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Skyway Center Remodel | Currently the Allied Health/Public Service building has a shortage of the necessary lecture and lab room space to accommodate the Allied Health programs currently lodged here. In the fall of 2017, the ADN program expanded their enrollment from 48 students to 60 students; this change has significantly impacted room availability in the building. Currently every classroom and most of our lab space in this building is scheduled all day for every day of week; faculty are using storage rooms and the hallways to conduct skills check offs due to our lack of space. Moving the all of the nursing programs (ADN, LVN and CNA) to another space would give the RT and EMS programs the space they need to conduct their programs and open large lecture classroom space for large general education courses. |
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| 5 | EMS ALH | Operating Expenses | 11-000-519-1-125000 | 54300 | $1,100.00 | $1,600.00 |
| Oxygen cylinders and refill Oxygen | With 6 EMT classes, 2 EMR classes, 2 CPR classes and year long Paramedic class we go thru a lot of oxygen. We'd like one time funding for 10 more "D" tanks and ongoing increase of funding ($1000) to keep them filled |
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| 6 | EMS | Equipment | 11-000-519-1-125000 | 54300 | $2,600.00 | $0.00 |
| Pediatric Response Bags | Paramedic care kit specifically designed for assessment, care and treatment for the peditric patient. These kits will contain all assessment and emergency care supplies and equipment needed for training our students. Right now we piecemeal our equipment together and there isn't enough for all the students so we are deficient in our ability to properly prepair are students for pediatric patients |
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| 7 | EMS | Equipment | 110005191125000 | 55620 | $6,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Ambulance Repainting | We need to repaint our current ambulance with the college colors and logo as it is a recognizable brand that promotes our program as well as the college's connection to the community. |
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| 8 | ALH/EMS | Operating Expenses | 11-000-519-1-125000 | 55200 | $0.00 | $5,000.00 |
| Professional Development | We currently do not have funds budgeted for Professional Development. Conferences, Nat'l Association of EMS Educator seminars, EMS training, product and equipment conventions etc |
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| 9 | EMS | Operating Expenses | 11-000-519-1-125-000 | 55200 | $0.00 | $2,000.00 |
| Travel and mileage reimbursement | Travel augmentation is necessary to off set the cost of our faculty traveling to the various clinic sites and ambulance stations throughout Butte and Shasta Counties. To meet required training statutes, students must have clinic and ambulance internships to complete their training. Travel to oversee students "in the field" is required on an almost daily basis throughout the Winter and Spring sessions. The most labor intensive students are the Paramedic students, up to 20 each Winter/Spring. In addition, there are about 150 EMT students year round that require site supervision as well. We currently do not have the budget to compensate our faculty for the travel they put in. This is a violation of State labor law. I am requesting an annual augmentation of $2000 to cover our travel expenses, |
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| 10 | EMS | Equipment | 11-000-519-1-125000 | 56610 | $15,500.00 | $0.00 |
| Auto Pulse System (Automated CPR Machine) | AutoPulse® System with Pass Thru - Generates consistent and uninterrupted chest compressions, offering improved blood flow during cardiac arrest. Automated CPR devices are becoming more common in the field and there is a good chance our Paramedic and EMT graduates will encorporate them in the care they provide for cardiac arrest in the prehospital seting. |
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| 11 | EMS | Equipment | 110005191125000 | 56410 | $5,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Bleeding Control Training & Kits | Bleeding control training and bleeding control kits for Butte College. We propose to train the faculty and staff in bleeding control and distribute the kits throughout the college in the event of an active shooter or other mass casualty incident. No one expects to encounter a bleeding emergency, but in case we do, will we be prepared? These bleeding control products were developed and approved by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The ACS Committee on Trauma, and the Hartford Consensus � founders of www.bleedingcontrol.org, along with the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and other recognized emergency response organizations. These Bleeding Control Kits® will provide you with the tools and information you need to act quickly to stop bleeding and save a life. The tourniquets and hemostatic dressings in these kits are the primary products and same technology the Department of Defense has tested and approved for use by all U.S. military forces. |
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| 12 | EMS | Equipment | 110005191125000 | 56410 | $5,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Multi Purpose Patient Manikin | We need multi-use manikin for simulated patient care. This "low tech" durable manikin would be suitable for Paramedic, EMT and EMR training. It combined a life size patient with airway training capabilities. |
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| 13 | EMS | Facilities | 110005191125000 | 56100 | $5,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Add electrical outlets in AHPS 239 | As our program increasingly relies on simulation, the electrical wall plug becomes more important to keep these devices charged or just having the devices run off AC. |
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| 14 | EMS | Personnel | 11-000-519-1-125000 | 52120 | $0.00 | $60,284.00 |
| Program Assistant - Provide 100% District Funding | Our Program Assistant is crucial to the clerical support of our programs and requires long term stability. Our Allied Health Programs and Services Program Assistant salary is currently grant funded position. We would like to see this moved to a district funded position. The amount requested is $58,650 cto cover salary and benefits on an annual basis. |
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