Strengthening and Sustaining EMS Infrastructure to improve emergency outcomes and save lives.
Every minute counts in a medical emergency.
Delayed emergency medical care combined with limited EMS personnel or trained volunteers in rural and underserved areas increases the risk for negative health outcomes and preventable death.
Empowering communities to follow health crisis best practices and provide basic emergency medical care will improve health outcomes and contribute to local EMS workforce pipelines. The Strengthening and Sustaining the EMS Infrastructure project is focused on creating a process and the corresponding tools for EMS districts and communities to collaborate and implement EMS improvement and training cycles.
Project Timeline: December 2024 to November 30, 2026
Project Activities:
- Community Engagement
- EMS Community Assessment
- EMS Improvement Plan and Implementation
- EMS Awareness and Training
The EMS Extras webinar series features local and regional experts for each of the priority areas identified by the EMS District 4 & 7 Community Assessment Report: collaboration, funding, workforce.
Work group files, meeting recordings, and other resources are available for members with the appropriate password. Please contact one of the project team members below to inquire about joining a work group.
Coalition Meetings
All meetings are recorded and available on the SDFMC EMS RSD District 4 & 7 YouTube Playlist.
EMS RSD Coalition Meetings
EMS District 4 & 7 Coalition Meeting
December 2, 2025
EMS District 4 & 7 Community Assessment Update
August 20, 2025
Stacie Fredenburg, BA, PMP
Director of Operations
Stacie.Fredenburg@sdfmc.org
1-605-607-4223
Stephanie Hanson, RN
Program Manager
Stephanie.Hanson@sdfmc.org
1-605-595-2062