title: Strategic deployment. Two decades of experience provide important lessons on how to deploy emergency resources.
abstract: When it comes to deployment, one size (approach) doesn't fit all. Progressive public safety and EMS systems will recognize that a successful plan can thoughtfully balance system performance and human needs. Inventive people who learned how to do things better, cheaper and faster built America. Providing optimum system coverage, improved response times and quality care for patients fits the same mold. Sophisticated and accountable EMS systems readily accept this as part of their mandate.
authors.affiliation: jfitch@emprize.net
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fitch
mesh_terms: D000552:Ambulances / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D019985:Benchmarking; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003657:Decision Making; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload