Looking for Hospital Frequency
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Looks like they no longer use a conventional frequency. It appears they have moved to the Sacramento Regional Radio Communications P25 System, where they use Talkgroup 3529:
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=7702
There is also still an older analog trunked system for the Sacramento area listed in the RR database, and assuming that is still active they use Talkgroup 56464 on that system:
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=4499
I don't live in that area, so I can't say which system they are currently using. It looks to me like your county is in the midst of transitioning from the older system to the new one and Mercy Folsom might be simulcast on both systems at the moment. That is how things went here in Portland a couple years ago. Eventually after all the users had migrated to the new p25 system they completely shut down the older analog system. I believe that is what will happen in your case if it has not already.
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https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=7702
There is also still an older analog trunked system for the Sacramento area listed in the RR database, and assuming that is still active they use Talkgroup 56464 on that system:
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=4499
I don't live in that area, so I can't say which system they are currently using. It looks to me like your county is in the midst of transitioning from the older system to the new one and Mercy Folsom might be simulcast on both systems at the moment. That is how things went here in Portland a couple years ago. Eventually after all the users had migrated to the new p25 system they completely shut down the older analog system. I believe that is what will happen in your case if it has not already.
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Take a look at your scanner manual, then click the first system he linked, then look for Sacramento Co Hospitals section.
Many localities have frequencies for EMS to ER that are separate systems from what the hospital uses for admin and/or security. The database shows this for EMS: AMR Ambulance, 155.295, PL162.2
Sorry but if he wants to hear ambulance traffic to the hospital that is not the right frequency to listen to. That is why locals provided this info
My answer in post 6 is what he's looking for.
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As KMA371 indicates, not everyone still uses VHF, some have gone to a Regional TRS, others still use CMED [UHF] and having been thru the area, Post #6 is where the OP should look
Well, if it's true they are still on the analog system then the OP actually wants the second system I linked to:
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=4499
The OP says, "I am a noob, so what would the frequency be 853....etc. not sure what the talk group number means."
This means they are on what is called a 'trunked radio system', which essentially is a small pool of frequencies that can be used by many different agencies. It's all controlled by computer so they can share the frequencies without interfering with each other. Each agency is assigned one or more 'channels' that are known as 'Talk Groups'. You need a scanner that is capable of monitoring trunked radio systems, that understands the commands sent out by the controlling computer so the scanner knows which frequency to tune when your Talk Group of interest is active. You can not just enter in a frequency and listen. More on the basics of Trunking can be found here:
https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Trunking_Basics
Keep in mind, if you are shopping for a scanner, that eventually the hospital will in all likelihood transition over the the new digital p25 system. So you should be looking for a p25 capable scanner so you can continue to monitor when that happens. All the current p25 scanners can also monitor the older analog system they are apparently currently using.
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I am in Roseville (close to Folsom). I have heard many calls from AMR ambulances to hospitals on analog FM frequencies.
I'll see if I can find the frequency of Mercy Folsom for you.
That's because you are in Placer County. They do it different there.
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