MEMSA's Mission

To promote excellence in Emergency Medical Services in Montana.

Vision of MEMSA

MEMSA will promote the professionalism of the EMT and the public awareness of Emergency Medical Services through quality education, injury prevention and community wellness.

History of MEMSA 

MEMSA was organized in 1979 as a take off from the Private Owner’s Association. The intent was to represent all emergency medical care providers in the State.

In the early years time was spent getting laws, rules and regulations in place to protect both the providers and the people they were training to assist.

The organization has gone through many stages of growth and growing pains. In the early 1980's the organization consisted of an Executive Board comprised of the elected officers, a Board of Directors, made up of Committee Chair people and Regional Representatives. There was also a House of Delegates made up of a representative from each County. The EMS people within each County chose this person. The House of Delegates acted as liaison between the locals and the MEMSA Board. This was changed in later years to be only a Board of Directors made up of the elected officers and two Directors at Large.

The MEMSA produced the first Montana Field Protocols. These are now available as a down load from the Board of Medical Examiners website.

MEMSA has representation on several State Organizations. These include the 911 Committee, State Emergency Response Commission, Senior Advisory Committee, State Citizens Corp Council, State Trauma Care Committee and the EMS Advisory Task Force.

We provide input to legislation and meet with legislators bringing the word about EMS and EMTs. The current issues have to do with change of area of practice from just in the field to include working in emergency departments. We are also working with a legislator to get tax credits for volunteers.

Click here for a list of State Committees that MEMSA holds seats on.
 

GCEMS and Mercy Flight members carry a patient to the waiting rotor-wing.