Beware LifeMed of Mansfield, Texas!

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Ok, I hope this doesn't get knocked off, but I feel a word of warning must be sent out.

I was working for Soldiers EMS in Mansfield, Texas. They sold all of their operations in Tarrant County and brought in some investors to start a service doing TDCJ transfers.

After a few months of operating as Soldiers EMS for TDCJ they decided to change the name to Life Med EMS. In order to do this they laid all of us off until they could get the new name going.

Unfortunately, they have refused to pay all of us our final paycheck from Soldiers. Their claim is that the new company has nothing to do with the old company. Funny thing, though, it's the same owners and people.

Beware of these people! PM me if you would like and I'll gladly give anyone who asks the name of the owners.
 
I guess sarcasm is hard to relay in text. They are yellow and black with a cheesy flame job on thier 1980 vanbulances.
 
I'd be more worried about working at a service that didn't have a state license.

Soldiers surrendered their license. There is no Lifemed EMS (in any spelling variation) nor DBA Lifemed EMS licensed in the State of Texas.

Did you get the name right?

People should do some research into the companies they apply for employment to. Not only will it strengthen your job interview, you'll know if you fit into the company's culture.
 
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I couldn't help but chuckle everytime I saw a Soldiers truck at an er bay just wondering how any of their management thought that paint job would inspire confidence in them or get business.
 
Alright, this thread brought me out of lurker mode.

You're absolutely right about the color scheme. Management didn't care enough when they went with that hideous mess of colors on their ambulances. Actually they didn't care enough about anything, period. Heck, one person in management doesn't care enough to get a tutor so that he can finally pass his EMT-Paramedic national registry! :rofl:
 
We got word yesterday that they have just received their license.

I believe they plan on spelling it Life Med EMS.
 
Medic2409 said:
We got word yesterday that they have just received their license.

I believe they plan on spelling it Life Med EMS.
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BTW, researching EMS agencies, persons, directors, administrators, etc. in Texas is easy, along with finding a total history in regards to any rule violations. Unfortunately, how a company treats it's employees isn't covered under the rule violations.

Selling a company (or it's assets) to investors or another company is fine and dandy, not ensuring that your employees are compensated as agreed upon is worse than poor form.

I too wish they would paint their trucks.
 
I just want a square ambulance back :sad:...
 
Medic2409 said:
Sprinter not fitting ya too well??
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If they just would have put a bench in the back and moved the cot against the wall I would be perfectly happy to use one, but noooooooooo, they just had to have those silly fold down things. IFT, it isnt much of an issue, but we back up the 911 trucks in Balch Springs and Ferris, and 911 calls in them are a PITA. Plus from what I hear in the grapevine we are ordering new chevy boxes, but the back is going to be laid out just like the sprinter *facepalm*.
 
Oh yes, BUT...the helicopters they use are pretty cramped also.

"If a crew can manage a critical call in a helicopter then you should be able to manage a critical call in a Sprinter." (notice the quote marks...)
 
Actually I can't say I disagree with that...

The big limitation in most ambulances is a lack of forethought in where to place equipment.
 
Most of the time the heli crews are either taking patients where almost all interventions have already been done. The rest of the time they will get in the back of the ambulance and do everything necessary before going to the bird.

That has at least been my experience, and working rural medicine I've seen a LOT of patients flown.
 
I did a fair number if interventions in flight, mainly because of condition change or non-paramedic agencies in our coverage area. This was in an aircraft smaller than what CF uses. It wasn't ideal, but it wasn't THAT much more difficult than in an ambulance, mainly because a lot more thought went into layout and we tended to be of smaller stature than a lot of ground crews.

Intubation was still a b!tch though.
 
usalsfyre said:
I did a fair number if interventions in flight, mainly because of condition change or non-paramedic agencies in our coverage area. This was in an aircraft smaller than what CF uses. It wasn't ideal, but it wasn't THAT much more difficult than in an ambulance, mainly because a lot more thought went into layout and we tended to be of smaller stature than a lot of ground crews.

Intubation was still a b!tch though.
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Our Augustas are a little cramped, but the Bell's are nice. I know our crews complain about lack of space on the A109's but you don't hear them complaining about its top speed lol. I want childrens bird, you can land 4 of ours to one of theirs. I want to say it holds like 10 people or more.
 
The triple deuces are just not as SEXY as the Agustas though :D. Of course, anything is sexier than a 206...

S76, massive amount of room, massive operating cost as well though.
 
At Children's we can't quite hold 10, but it is close. Our S-76 holds 7 with a normal configuration, 8 if we set up for double loading.

We typically fly dual pilot, nurse, RT, paramedic, patient, and physician as needed. We also try to transport a parent back with us on every mission if possible.

It is fairly roomy, but if you want more room for the same landing footprint (essentially, I think it may have a 2 foot wider rotor disc) then the AW 139 is the way to go. There is so much cabin space it is almost too big! You also have access to the tail compartment from inside the aircraft, which is an excellent feature. We flew in the AW 139 in Saudi and it was a dream (when it was flying of course, which was about half the time.)

Give me a Bell 412 any day and I am happy...
 
usalsfyre said:
The triple deuces are just not as SEXY as the Agustas though :D. Of course, anything is sexier than a 206...

S76, massive amount of room, massive operating cost as well though.
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Lol, Ill give them that, the A109's are a very sleek sexy looking bird, and fast too.

WTEngel said:
At Children's we can't quite hold 10, but it is close. Our S-76 holds 7 with a normal configuration, 8 if we set up for double loading.

We typically fly dual pilot, nurse, RT, paramedic, patient, and physician as needed. We also try to transport a parent back with us on every mission if possible.

It is fairly roomy, but if you want more room for the same landing footprint (essentially, I think it may have a 2 foot wider rotor disc) then the AW 139 is the way to go. There is so much cabin space it is almost too big! You also have access to the tail compartment from inside the aircraft, which is an excellent feature. We flew in the AW 139 in Saudi and it was a dream (when it was flying of course, which was about half the time.)

Give me a Bell 412 any day and I am happy...
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I flew in the S76 when I was doing my childrens rotation for CF. It wasn't bad at all, I did like the fact it had extra room.
 
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