EMS - Patient Contacts by Month

datahub.austintexas.gov | Last Updated 10 Apr 2023

This table contains data that describes monthly patient contacts. It includes all incidents with a response priority between 1 and 5, inclusive.

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This dataset has the following 18 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
Month Keymonth_keynumberYear and month for record informat (e.g. 201407).
Month-Yearmonth_start_datecalendar_dateMonth-year for report.
Total Patient Contactscount_patient_contacts_allnumberCount of all patients contacted by ATCEMS units.
Austin Patient Contactscount_patient_contacts_coanumberCount of all patients contacted by ATCEMS units within the City of Austin.
Travis County Patient Contactscount_patient_contacts_tcnumberCount of all patients contacted by ATCEMS units within the Travis County service area, outside the City of Austin.
Other Area Patient Contactscount_patient_contacts_othernumberCount of patients contacted by ATCEMS units outside the primary ATCEMS service area.
Combined COA and TC Patient Contactscount_patient_contacts_coa_and_tcnumberTotal count of patients contacted by ATCEMS units in the City of Austin and Travis County service areas.
Total Patient Transportscount_patient_transports_allnumberCount of all patients transported by ATCEMS units to an approved receiving facility.
Austin Patient Transportscount_patient_transports_coanumberCount of all patients transported by ATCEMS units to an approved receiving facility when responding into the City of Austin.
Travis County Patient Transportscount_patient_transports_tcnumberCount of all patients transported by ATCEMS units to an approved receiving facility when responding into the Travis County service area, outside the City of Austin.
Other Area Patient Transportscount_patient_transports_othernumberCount of patients transported by ATCEMS units from incidents occurring outside the ATCEMS primary service area.
Combined COA and TC Patient Transportscount_patient_transports_coa_and_tcnumberCount of patients transported from incidents occurring within the City of Austin and Travis County, combined.
Overall Patient Transport Ratepercent_patient_transports_allnumberPortion of patients contacted by ATCEMS who are transported by ATCEMS units to receiving facilities
Austin Patient Transport Ratepercent_patient_transports_coanumberPortion of patients contacted by ATCEMS within the City of Austin who are transported by ATCEMS units to receiving facilities.
Travis County Patient Transport Ratepercent_patient_transports_tcnumberPortion of patients contacted by ATCEMS within the Travis County service area and outside the City of Austin who are transported by ATCEMS units to receiving facilities.
Other Area Patient Transport Ratepercent_patient_transports_othernumberPortion of patients contacted outside the primary ATCEMS service area who are transported to a receiving facility.
Combined COA and TC Patient Transport Ratepercent_patient_transports_coa_and_tcnumberPortion of patients contacted in the City of Austin or Travis County who are transported by ATCEMS units to receiving facilities.
Patient Transport Rate Targetpercent_patient_transports_targetnumberTarget for portion of patients contacted by ATCEMS who are transported by ATCEMS units to receiving facilities. Deceased patients are excluded from this calculation.