Medic to hospital comms on UCA

[DanLP456]

Hi! I’m in Park City and have never heard a peep on Park City Hospital TG 16320. I recently programmed TG’s for other hospitals and have heard barely any traffic for them, but then again the only site I get reliably at my house is the Wasatch Simulcast. I’ve also been listening to Wasatch Simulcast (and Lewis Peak as it comes in) as an open channel on my Pro-96 the last couple weeks and haven’t heard any medic to hospital traffic. Does anyone know if most medics use cell phones for pre-hospital reports?

Thanks!
-Dan

 

[enosjones]

Some do some don't depends on the agency. I'm not sure about your hospital, but mine doesn't put patient info over the air neither do the ambulances or airmed talk to them as they arrive. However utah valley ,u of u, primary children's, and timpinogus do, and probably some others. Depends on the hospital...

 

[DanLP456]

Some do some don't depends on the agency. I'm not sure about your hospital, but mine doesn't put patient info over the air neither do the ambulances or airmed talk to them as they arrive. However utah valley ,u of u, primary children's, and timpinogus do, and probably some others. Depends on the

Makes sense, thank you. Yeah all I’ve heard on Wasatch Simulcast site is an AirMed helicopter flying from Heber City and giving a report to Primary Children’s. And while in SLC I heard an ambulance giving a report to LDS Hospital.

 

[KD7DDC]

Most all hospital medical comms have moved to cell phone. Very rarely have heard any patient calls over the radio in the past decade.

 

[ranger2004]

Well if you’re not hearing them,, you have something wrong. Not on the same sites or don’t have the correct TGs.

Airmed, lifeflight, classic air and many full time staffed cities use hospital comms all the time.

 

[DanLP456]

Airmed, lifeflight, classic air and many full time staffed cities use hospital comms all the time.

You're right, I've been listening since July and almost all the traffic has been Airmed flying to the U or Primary Children's. It appears I've got the right TGs, but I now assume the ambulances use cell phones if at all possible. I also heard a (what sounded like statewide) check-in of hospitals with the state health dept on hospitals common TG which was interesting.

 

[aprilexe]

Eastern UT here , Regularly hear Classic Air on UCA Bald Mesa site with basic patient stats during flights.

 

[ranger2004]

3/4 of Utah County EMS use it on every call.
The others on Trauma calls or with heads up where at your door.

Lehi, American Fork, Orem , Pleasant Grove, Provo, Springville , Spanish Fork(sometimes), Lone Peak use them every day all day long.

 

[kd7rto]

The hospitals and the paramedics are still equipped for it, these talkgroups (including Hospital Common) are available for them to use, but that doesn't mean they will chose to do so. They seem to consider cellular to be the preferable method for these communications.