2019-2024 NCFPD, Senior Medical Services Officer
The purpose of this grant is for Fallbrook Regional Health District (Health District) to participate in a 50% cost-sharing collaboration with North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) for 50% of a full-time Senior Medical Services Officer (SMSO) each fiscal year starting July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2024. The agreement is for an $80,000.00 Health District cost-share portion per year.
![Mary Murphy, SMSO taking a sample from a first responder](https://streamline.imgix.net/39acc5a6-b68f-40b7-a9dd-8d50b2f3e15f/53eadc0f-0857-40d1-ad97-3b9a87cbe05a/SMSO%20Mary%20Murphy.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=bd9559543aa521d9b8c63653e2ad92b5)
SMSO is integral to the quality assurance for training and the overall operations of the Health District’s emergency medical service. Current services delivered by .50 FTE SMSO Position: a) basic quality assurance for EMS services; b) articulation with receiving facilities; c) basic continuing education for paramedics. However, service expansion delivered by fulltime SMSO Position, in addition to those listed above: d) expand “Door-Through-Door” senior program; e) initiate Mobile Integrated Health Program (MIP); f) develop TeleHealth capacity; g) pursue AED program; h) promote Stop the Bleed campaign/Community CPR and First Aid training; j) integration of Lyft program, and k) provide for alternate destination transportation.
Expanding the SMSO half time position to a fulltime position has the potential to increase services from 3 to 10 for the Bonsall, De Luz, Fallbrook, and Rainbow communities.
Contact the NCFPD Medical Services Officer:
Mary Murphy
(760) 723-2031
mmurphy@ncfire.org