Atlanta's 911 Provider

heresay said:
That I don't know, but I would imagine it would have to be sometime fairly soon given that this whole contract issue has been talked about for over a year. Last I heard they were hammering out some of the details but the overall deal had been agreed to. Again, all speculation until it actually happens. I'm surprised Rural/Metro didn't get the contract.
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Why so surprised?
 
I always wondered about Grady. I'm a little weary about working for a private company that handles ALS and 911 calls. I heard good things about them though. I know that you'll run a lot of call. I just want to know what the typical day as a Grady paramedic is like. How often does Grady handle a call from start to finish? Or do they mostly meet AFD and transport?
 
BUddy of mine states that Grady won the contract but then pulled out because the County wanted to much, is now in the hands of lawyers
 
Fish said:
BUddy of mine states that Grady won the contract but then pulled out because the County wanted to much, is now in the hands of lawyers
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Not surprising given Dekalbs current state of affairs...
 
So would Grady be an exception to the rules? They are a hospital based EMS (private) . But they are the only 911 EMS for Atlanta. They are more government then private. According to their website that have great benefits (similar to what nurses and others who work at the hospital would get). They have a high turnover tests but that is to be expected with private EMS companies and even municipal. Some say $20/hr isn't a lot but looking at the cost of living someone could manage. I'm new to EMS and don't know if it's a norm for paramedic to stay with one employer or have several different EMS jobs. Would Grady be a good stepping stone or should someone look at it for a long term career?
 
$20hr plus shift diffs is what Grady pays for a 12hr shift....... That almost what a Nurse in that area makes. As for your other questions, I don't know. Maybe someone else can answer?
 
ThatPrivate said:
So would Grady be an exception to the rules? They are a hospital based EMS (private) . But they are the only 911 EMS for Atlanta. They are more government then private.
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Grady isn't private; they are non-profit or hospital based. very big difference being apart of a healthcare system and being a for profit transport or 911 company.
 
I don't think they do, I think they are Basic/Medic only
 
Fish said:
I don't think they do, I think they are Basic/Medic only
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Georgia does not officially use the EMT-B, to get on a truck here you must be an EMT-I'85 or above. Grady typically uses the EMT-I/Medic setting for all of their trucks, though they do have several BLS 911 trucks that have an EMT-I or AEMT with no medic. Grady is hospital based and works under the Fulton/Dekalb County Hospital Authority. If you ever look at the tags on the trucks they are Govt. tags.

Someone asked if Grady would be a stepping stone kind of place or a career kind of place. It can be either or, most people use Grady as a stepping stone, stay a year or two then leave. But I do know some people that have stayed their 10+ years. It's definetly a place that is what you make of it.
 
emt11 said:
Georgia does not officially use the EMT-B, to get on a truck here you must be an EMT-I'85 or above. Grady typically uses the EMT-I/Medic setting for all of their trucks, though they do have several BLS 911 trucks that have an EMT-I or AEMT with no medic. Grady is hospital based and works under the Fulton/Dekalb County Hospital Authority. If you ever look at the tags on the trucks they are Govt. tags.

Someone asked if Grady would be a stepping stone kind of place or a career kind of place. It can be either or, most people use Grady as a stepping stone, stay a year or two then leave. But I do know some people that have stayed their 10+ years. It's definetly a place that is what you make of it.
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Where do these stone stepper go after Grady?
 
Fish said:
Where do these stone stepper go after Grady?
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Some leave the area completely either via out of state or moving to north Georgia or down south. Most however go to surrounding companies that are busy, just not quite as busy as Grady and that pay decently, or they go with an FD. Such as these companies.

Privates

Puckett EMS-Cobb(911 with little transports)
Metro Atlanta Ambulance-Cobb(911 in Cobb with transports in Fulton, Dekalb, Clayton and a few other counties)
Clark Ambulance-Paulding(911)
Rural Metro-Dekalb/South Fulton(911 and transports)
AMR-Delkalb/Fulton county(transports only for those areas, as far as i recall)

Fire Based

Deklab County-transporting ALS
Douglas County-transporting ALS
Atlanta Fire-non transporting ALS
Cobb Fire-non transporting ALS
Paulding Fire-non transporting BLS dept with medics


County Run

Clayton County EMS
Bartow County EMS

their are some transport only companies around but most people with experience stay away from those places.

Thats all I can think of at this moment
 
emt11 said:
Some leave the area completely either via out of state or moving to north Georgia or down south. Most however go to surrounding companies that are busy, just not quite as busy as Grady and that pay decently, or they go with an FD. Such as these companies.

Privates

Puckett EMS-Cobb(911 with little transports)
Metro Atlanta Ambulance-Cobb(911 in Cobb with transports in Fulton, Dekalb, Clayton and a few other counties)
Clark Ambulance-Paulding(911)
Rural Metro-Dekalb/South Fulton(911 and transports)
AMR-Delkalb/Fulton county(transports only for those areas, as far as i recall)

Fire Based

Deklab County-transporting ALS
Douglas County-transporting ALS
Atlanta Fire-non transporting ALS
Cobb Fire-non transporting ALS
Paulding Fire-non transporting BLS dept with medics


County Run

Clayton County EMS
Bartow County EMS

their are some transport only companies around but most people with experience stay away from those places.

Thats all I can think of at this moment
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That is a lot of info, those places pay better than Grady? It seemed like Grady pays fairly well themselves
 
Fish said:
That is a lot of info, those places pay better than Grady? It seemed like Grady pays fairly well themselves
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While I can only speak for one company on that list as Im a current employee of one of them. I can say that I make 6 cents less than what Grady would pay me as an AEMT. So, most of the places on the list pay very close to if not the same as Grady, without being as busy as Grady.
 
ok here it is been at grady 3 years great experience run a ton of oh sh*t calls, but you also run a good bit of bs, if you get a job at grady and your an emt you have to start on bls regardless of how much experience you have to learn the area and the system we run. we get paid the most cause we bust are assess run the most have the best times. medics use to get a 4 grand sign on bonus but they did away with that this past year. grady ems has improved drastically since ive started, we dont look like were straight out of the ghetto we have nice running trucks for the most part. with protocols we have alot of leeway meaning we hardly ever have to call med control we have standing orders for most are meds call on certain things. all in all were considered the best cause well we see more than most people see in 5 yrs in 1. most people use grady as a stepping stone. turn over rate is high due to the high call volume, and people destroying company property. all in all it is a great place to work you gain ton of experience, it is what you make of it, you will get into a good bit of confrontations and may end up looking down the barrel of a gun at times..but other units, fire, and pd are quick to back you with support
 
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