Kent County EMS
Hospital & Health CareMichigan, United States1 Employees
Kent County EMS is a quasi-governmental regulatory agency designated by the State of Michigan as the Medical Control Authority, responsible for EMS system oversight in Kent County and parts of Ottawa County. The agency oversees an EMS network that includes three ground ambulances and one air ambulance operating at an advanced life support level, along with 32 medical first response agencies at basic life support. These services are dispatched from two linked 9-1-1 centers and serve a community of just over 600,000 residents. The regional healthcare landscape includes five hospitals, six emergency departments, a Level I and a Level II trauma center, and three cardiac cath labs, supporting the EMS network. The organization is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and is listed with a minimal internal staff.