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:
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Fellows:
Finn Roberts
University of Minnesota, MS in Biostatistics and Geographic Information Systems
Interns:
Chase Dawson
University of Virginia, Computer Science
Ellen Graham
Macalester College, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Computer Science
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