About Austin County EMS
 

    What Is Austin County EMS?

  • ACEMS is an Emergency Medical Service provider
  • ACEMS is a division of the Austin County Government
  • We are the sole provider of the highest quality 911 Pre-Hospital care for the citizens and visitors of Austin county.
  • We service the entire 663 square miles of Austin County with exceptional quality and dedication.

    Demographics

  • Service area 663 square miles
  • Over 25,000 county residents
  • Primarily Ranching & Farming communities
  • Increasing quantity of Manufacturing Industries
  • Estimated daily population of 50,000
  • Revolving population with travelers and vistors
  • Major Thoroughfares (Interstate 10 & Highway 36)

    History of Austin County EMS

  • March 19, 1973
    Austin County Commissioners Court voted on a motion to accept responsibility to provide emergency care to the Citizens of the County.
    Also... The First Ambulances stationed in Bellville & Sealy. 
  • 1974
    Additional units placed in the Westend and Wallis
  • 1993
    Advanced Life Support was introduced to the Citizens of Austin County
  • Today
    We have almost fifty full-time and part-time employees that work 24 / 7
    We have team members who have advanced through the EMS ranks to Paramedic Level
    We also recruit from within our communities and sponsored EMT Level classes to our Communities

    Over the last 12 years AC-EMS has gone from 2 units to 7 fully equipped BLS units with MICU capabilities and Paramedics. We also have 2 Ford F-150 Pick-ups with Advanced Life Support equipment on board to respond quickly to any scene and begin care for the sick and injured.

    Chain of Command

EMS Executive Director
Medical Director
EMS Chaplain
Deputy Director (2)
Department Coordinator
Clinical Manager
EMS Captains (2)
EMS Lieutenant (2)
Paramedic
EMT Intermediate
EMT
ECA

    Awards

  • 1986 - Greater Houston EMS Council
    Public Information Award - Jim Turnbull
    Public Provider of the Year - AC-EMS
  • 2001 - EMS Appreciation Award
    Sealy Chamber of Commerce
  • 2006 - TABC Shattered Dreams Award
    Outstanding Follow Up Project - AC-EMS
    Texas Department of State Heath Services
    Public Information / Injury Prevention

    History of EMS

History of EMS through combat
  • Roman Era - Field doctors 
  • Napoleon Era - Field ambulances
  • Civil War - Field medical stations
  • World War I - Expanded use of field medics
  • World War II - Use of trained field medics
  • Korean War - Expanded use of field medics and first use of helicopters
  • Vietnam War - Use of highly trained medical staff and Aero-medicine came into it's own
  • Iraq Wars - Field trauma centers, Paramedics in field combat buddy system

 

History of EMS in the USA
  • 1900's - 1930's
    Funeral homes used to pick up sick
    Horse Drawn ambulances used in East States
  • 1940's - 1950's
    Regulating public and private ambulances services
  • 1960's
    White Paper
    National Highway Safety Act
    1st EMT program and ECA program based on EMT
  • 1970's - 1980's
    Paramedicine was born in the LAFD
    First EMT Course in Dallas TX
    Refining of Acts
  • 1990's - 2008
    Modern Medicine takes of EMS
    Expanded roles of Pre-Hospital Professionals
  • The Future