What is the Emory Rural Tele-EMS Network?
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded Emory Rural Tele-EMS Network (ER-TEMS) a $1.2 million grant over four years. With this grant, Georgians in 12 rural counties who need emergency medical care will have access to Emory Emergency Medicine doctors and specialists even before they reach a local hospital. The program kicked-off in Randolph County in April 2021.
Early comprehensive telemedicine assessments using video technology and high-speed internet will reduce unnecessary transports and optimize the utilization of hospital resources to deliver the right care at the right time and the right place.
The patients will be safely transported to local facilities for definitive care after initial stabilization and treatment, in collaboration with guidance from Emory's on-call emergency provider.
Who is participating?
The rural Georgia counties currently participating in the network include: Baldwin, Ben Hill, Brooks. Clay, Cook, Decatur, Hancock, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, and Worth. Emory is working with 18 partner hospitals in those counties and approximately 30 ambulances stationed within these counties.
Network Leadership
The Emory Rural Tele-EMS Network is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1.2 million with 100 percentage funded by HRSA/HHS and zero percentage funded by non government source(s). The contents are those of Emory University and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.