Sandy Springs EMS Section Chief Appointed To State Board

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — Sandy Springs Fire Department's Section Chief of EMS, Patrick Flaherty, was recently appointed to the Georgia Coordinating Center Advisory Board.

The Georgia Coordinating Center, formerly known as the Regional Coordinating Center, was established in 2019 following the flooding at Grady Memorial Hospital. The Georgia Coordinating Center is responsible for coordinating the use of emergency rooms by ground ambulance services for patients being transported from the scene of an emergency to emergency departments in the 13-county metropolitan Atlanta area.

The purpose of the Georgia Coordinating Center is to provide increased situational awareness for EMS crews who are transporting patients regarding current hospital capacity and diversion/saturation status so the crew can make an informed decision regarding the transport of the patient based on EMS Agency protocols, which should address the patient's requested destination and the patient's current condition.

Flaherty is the representative for the North Fulton area.