OMD

The Office of the Medical Director (OMD) is tasked to provide medical direction and oversight for the Fort Worth Reginal EMS System. OMD views itself as an integral part of this system, and not an external force applied to the system.

Purpose

Improving Systems and Educating Clinicians to Enhance Patient Outcomes

Vision

To be an integral member of a high-quality, evidenced-based, and outcome-driven mobile healthcare system.

Mission

To build quality into the mobile healthcare system through the enrichment of clinicians.

OMD System Responsibilities

• Clinical protocol and policy development
• Provider credentialing
• Clinical training
• Continuing Education
• Initial certification training and card course education
• Quality assurance
• Quality improvement
• Clinical performance monitoring
• Patient outcome registry and feedback
• Research

Medical direction and oversight is provided to the following members of the EMS System:

Bell Helicopter

Blue Mound Fire Department

Edgecliff Village Fire Department

Forest Hill Fire Department

Fort Worth Fire Department

Fort Worth Police Department

Haltom City Fire Department

Haslet Fire Department

Lake Worth Fire Department

Richland Hills Fire Department

River Oaks Fire Department

Saginaw Fire Department

Sansom Park Fire Department

Westover Hills Police Department

Westworth Village Police Department

White Settlement Fire Department