HEMS was established in 1980, and is delegated certain functions, authority and responsibility by the Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services as a Medical Control Authority. HEMS also operates one of Michigan’s busiest staffed EMS communications systems linkingĀ 43 EMS services to eighteen hospitals, and providing an infrastructure for disaster communication and resource coordination.

In the chart below, notice how HEMS is at the heart of linking agencies such as; State of Michigan EMS & Trauma Section, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Michigan Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Wayne County Medical Control Advisory Board, and Nurse Manager / Disaster Planning Committee to name a few.

HEMS Inc. Organization Chart of Responsibilities

HEMS Inc. Organization Chart of Responsibilities