Growth and Expansion - Southern Saratoga County

Project: Emergency Care Services in Southern Saratoga County

Objective: To help meet the need for improved emergency services in one of the fastest growing communities in the region.

Overview: Ellis Medicine is in discussions with the State Department of Health to find an appropriate solution to effectively address the emergency care needs of the Southern Saratoga County portion of Ellis' service area.

EMS Collaboration

Ellis Medicine already has established successful collaborations with EMS crews in the Clifton Park/Halfmoon communities. Ellis donated enhanced EKG units that enable EMS professionals to transmit EKGs from the field directly to the Ellis Hospital Emergency Department and a cardiologist's cell phone. As a result of the improved communication and lead time for readying the hospitals resources, Ellis door-to-balloon time beats the national goal by 34 minutes. On average, it takes only 56 minutes for a heart attack patient to get from the hospital’s emergency room to the catheterization laboratory where a balloon is inflated to restore blood flow - improving outcomes and quality of life.