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ATST Safety ReviewEmergency Response and Status

Chuck Gessner

Risk Manager

Sharon Loando-Monro for content

January 25,

2011

Maui’s Emergency ResponseGeography ReviewAvailable Services and routes

Two Primary Hospitals

AMR medical transport – 911 response

Medical Air Evacuation Capabilities

Fire Fighting Capabilities

Road Conditions and Hazards

Limited Services on Haleakala

Island of Maui

Haleakala Highway 37

Maui Memorial

200 attending physicians

231 beds

Critical Care unit

Ambulatory Surgery Center (SurgiCenter) 20 patient holding rooms

Physical/Occupational Therapy unit

24-bed Medical/Surgical unit

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) –29 beds

MMMC Emergency Department ED, 9 exam/treatment rooms, an additional triage room and a larger and more enhanced waiting room.

Helipad located on the MMMC campus

39.7 miles or 1 hour and 27 minutes

Maui Memorial to Haleakala

Kula HospitalKula Hospital

is currently designated as a critical access hospital and provides a variety of vital health care services that can service the project:

Acute Care Services

Inpatient Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care

Outpatient Clinic Services

Pharmacy

Rehabilitative Physical and Occupational Therapy

Laboratory & Diagnostics Services

Emergency Room Services

Kula Hospital has over 200 employees and is recognized as a long standing tradition of delivering the highest quality of care.

100 Keokea Place, Kula, HI (808) 878-1221

27.6 Miles from Haleakala Observatories (about 1 hour)

Kula Hospital to Haleakala

American Medical ResponseAmerican Medical Response provides 911 emergency medical coverage for Maui County.

Contracted by the State of Hawaii

Ambulances are staffed with EMT’s and MICT’s (mobile intensive care technicians, or paramedics). MICT’s can administer drugs and are on the phone with doctors.

Over 75 MICTs and EMTs in the system.

EMT’s and MICT’s work 48 hour shifts.

AMR also provides non-emergent ambulance transport on the island of Maui.

Provides medical personnel and ambulances for standby events though out the county. Please call 800-742-5457 for more information.

AMR “note to self”American Medical Response

230 Hana Highway

Suite 10 B

Kahului,  HI 96732

Phone 808-871-2153

Fax 808-871-2863

Operation Manager - Curt Morimoto MICT

Maui County EMS Medical Control - Dave Nelson MD

Maui County Paramedic Stations

Medic 1  - Wailuku

Medic 2  - Makawao

Medic 3  - Kihei

Medic 4  - Lahaina

Medic 5  - Napili

Medic 6  - Hana

Medic 8  - Molokai

Medic 10 - Kahului

Medic 11 - Kula

Medic 13 - Lanai

Medic 14 - Wailea

Air Medical ServiceMaui's Air Medical Helicopter Service went in effect

September 2004.  This joint venture with Pacific Helicopters

covers all of Maui County with Medical Evacuation 24/7 with full ALS care

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Maui Fire Fighting CapabilitiesFire and Rescue Operations is the primary emergency response.

Firemen are not EMT trained, trained in first response

Staffing & Resources

Fire/Rescue Operations includes 279 personnel trained to respond to and mitigate a wide variety of emergency situations.  They are assigned to 

14 fire stations

spread throughout the county. Available resources include: 

 14   engine companies, 3  mini-pumpers,  2  ladder companies, 1  helicopter,  1  rescue company,    3  rescue boats,  1  hazardous material company,    4  personal watercraft,  4  tankers, and    11  utility vehicles

Maui Fire Fighters are not EMT’s or Paramedics

Kula Fire Station50 Calasa RoadKula, Maui, HI 96790

24.1 Miles estimated response time 1 hour

Hale Road- Park Road Section Mile Markers

Haleakala National Park

P.O. Box 369

Makawao, HI

808-572-4400

www.nps.gov/

hale

Drive time from the Entrance to the Observatory is about ½ hour.

Park Entrance and Helicopter landing site

Park Road and Park Facilities

Park Road approaching Haleakala

Examples of some Hazards

Haleakala Emergency Contact Info at Mees

Work in Progress…