Chattanooga MedComm

In 1998, Erlanger's Life Force Communications Center became a Regional Communications Center (RCC) known as Chattanooga MedComm. The State of Tennessee designated it as the EMS Regional Communications Center for Southeast Tennessee (Region 3).

Chattanooga MedComm is a contact and routing point for all emergency medical ambulance to hospital radio communications for destination hospitals in Hamilton County, Tennessee. The State's Emergency Medical Services Office will provide oversight for Chattanooga MedComm and the program's personnel will monitor area patient transports based on guidelines and protocols established by the Tennessee Board. The center will also coordinate ambulance transports during any disaster situation in the southeast region.

MedComm Scope

MedComm is designed to be utilized by any ambulance, ground or air medical, that transports patients to a Chattanooga area hospital Emergency Department. These hospitals include the following:

• Erlanger Medical Center
• Erlanger Medical Center - North
• Memorial Hospital
• Memorial - North Park Hospital
• Parkridge Medical Center
• Parkridge-East Medical Center
• T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital

Regional EMS System

A multi-county system comprised of all hospitals, ambulance services, dispatch centers and related entities that functions as an interactive emergency health care network coordinated through a regional medical communications center (RMCC) for the purposes of providing medical information and coordinating patient movement and medical resources.

Regional Medical Communications Center (RMCC)

An RMCC is a state designated communications entity with a regional mission and focus that coordinates hospitals, ambulance services and other medical resources in real time, to optimize emergency patient care in situations where local governments and health care providers request assistance.  RMCCs are authorized by TCA 68-140-201-208 and EMS Board rules 1200-12-1-08.

More on RMCC Responsibilities.