Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue Committee (MARCER)
The MARCER committee promotes regional coordination and cooperation in emergency pre-hospital care for metropolitan Kansas City.
MARCER is composed of professionals in the emergency medical services (EMS) community. Members include state-licensed emergency ambulance services and other EMS providers, as well as representatives from area hospitals, emergency room nurse managers, the Heart of America Metro Fire Chiefs Council and Kansas and Missouri Hospital Associations. <Download MARCER's Bylaws>
Through MARCER, members come together to:
- Find solutions to common problems to ensure the highest quality of pre-hospital care throughout the region
- Influence decisions impacting the EMS profession
- Track and influence state legislation
- Maximize local and regional pre-hospital EMS resources through such means as cooperative purchasing
- Coordinate communications between EMS personnel and hospitals through the Kansas City area Med Channel system and an internet-based EMSystem
- Research “technology options” for improvements to pre-hospital care
- Ensure that local agencies are prepared to respond to multi-casualty incidents and those involving weapons of mass destruction
MARCER News
STEMI Routing Plan approved
MARCER recently approved a STEMI Routing Plan that would authorize EMS agencies to transport STEMI patients directly to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) facilities. Download the plan>
Ambulance Diversion Plan updated
MARCER has published an updated version of the ambulance diversion plan in the next few weeks. The revised plan includes changes to the hospital catchement areas used to manage ambulance diversion. More>
Current projects and programs:
- Updated Mass Casualty Incident Plan
(For access to the MCI plan please contact Mike Hicks, 816/701-8232) - Med Channel
- EMSystem
- Ambulance Diversion Policies and Guidelines
- Cooperative Purchasing
- Joint Paramedic Recruitment
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) registry
Officers
Chair: Kent Cantrell, Chief,
Excelsior Springs Fire Department
Vice Chair: Chris Alexander, Chief of EMS, Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department
Staff Contacts
Mike Hicks, 816/701-8232
Tanya Kraatz, 816/701-8342
Meeting Information
Regular meetings are held on the third Friday of each month at 9:00 a.m.
All meetings are listed on the emergency services calendar and are open to the public.
Meeting Agendas and Summaries>