Overview:

The Charlottesville Fire Department, the Albemarle County Department of Fire and Rescue and the University of Virginia are working together to understand how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting their combined communities, with particular emphasis on the delivery of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). In addition to describing how EMS operations have changed when compared to operations prior to the epidemic (e.g. call volume, distribution of dispatch types, EMS provider impressions, EMS patient dispositions), particular attention will be given to changes in EM service delivery and needs in "at-risk" populations in the response areas.

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Research Project Webpage:

Click here for more details about the project including findings, data, and methods.

Fellows:

Finn Roberts

Finn Roberts

University of Minnesota, MS in Biostatistics and Geographic Information Systems
 
 
 
 

Interns:

Chase Dawson

Chase Dawson

University of Virginia, Computer Science
 
 
 
 

Ellen Graham

Ellen Graham

Macalester College, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Computer Science
 
 
 
 

Saimun Habib

Saimun Habib

Harvard College, Statistics/Mathematics
 
 
 
 

Mentors:

Aaron Schroeder

Research Associate Professor, Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia

Joy Tobin

Principal Scientist, Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia

Gizem Korkmaz

Research Associate Professor, Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia

Kathryn Linehan

Research Scientist, Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia

Stakeholders:

Emily Peliccia, Interim Fire Chief, Charlottesville Fire Department
Dan Eggleston, Chief EFO/CFO/CMO, County of Albemarle, Department of Fire Rescue
Michael Williams, Associate Professor of Surgery, The University of Virginia Medical School