Resolve to assess EMS and health care service shortfalls in southeastern Massachusetts.

The bill directs the Department of Public Health to assess emergency medical services and health care service vulnerabilities in southeastern Massachusetts, focusing on Plymouth, Bristol, and Norfolk counties. It mandates a report detailing closed or eliminated health care services since 2015, existing services, and the needed level of health care service capacity. The department must also work with local emergency medical services to determine average transportation times between 911 calls and hospital arrivals, per municipality, and submit findings by December 31, 2026.

Resolve to assess EMS and health care service shortfalls in southeastern Massachusetts.

The bill directs the Department of Public Health to assess emergency medical services and health care service vulnerabilities in southeastern Massachusetts, focusing on Plymouth, Bristol, and Norfolk counties. It mandates a report detailing closed or eliminated health care services since 2015, existing services, and the needed level of health care service capacity. The department must also work with local emergency medical services to determine average transportation times between 911 calls and hospital arrivals, per municipality, and submit findings by December 31, 2026.