Dr. Eric Rudnick, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Medical Director for Santa Clara County, has been appointed to the Commission on Emergency Medical Services by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“It is an honor to be chosen to serve the people of California,” said Dr. Eric Rudnick, Santa Clara County EMS Medical Director. “I look forward to helping guide Emergency Medical Services into the next decade and embracing technology to improve care delivered by prehospital service providers.”
The Emergency Medical Services Commission has the overall responsibility for helping establish how prehospital care is delivered to the people of California. The commission is responsible for reviewing and approving clinical trial studies; development of standards, guidelines, and regulation; insuring systems for system evaluation and monitoring are in place, and making recommendations to the State Emergency Medical Services Authority.
Dr. Rudnick, 49, of Red Bluff, joined the Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services Agency as the County’s EMS Medical Director in November 2009. He has been in Emergency Medicine for the past 19 years, and has a keen interest in EMS, toxicology and pediatric care.
Prior to joining Santa Clara County, he held several positions in Emergency Medical Services including: a position with the Health Resources Service Administration; Regional Disaster Medical Health Specialist for Northern California Emergency Medical Services which has oversight of nine Northern California counties; and Medical Director for the Emergency Department, and attending physician for St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Red Bluff.
He has active fellowship status with both the American College of Emergency Physicians and American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and is a member of the Medical Reserve Corps for Northern California. He is past president of the Emergency Medical Directors Association of California (EMDAC) and founding President of the Medical Reserve Corp of Northern California.
Since 1994, Dr. Rudnick has been an associate professor in the Department of Family Practice for the University of California, Davis. He lectures statewide on numerous topics in Emergency Medicine ranging from pediatrics to chemical warfare.
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- Santa Clara County, California, United States
- The Santa Clara County EMS Agency is charged with the oversight and regulation of the delivery of emergency medical services within the County. The EMS Agency is responsible for developing and coordinating an integrated emergency medical care delivery system, which is composed of education agencies, hospitals and specialty care facilities. Responsibilities include system planning, training program approval, provider and hospital designation, the establishment of appropriate medical, operations, and quality standards, monitoring and facilitating compliance, and the certification, authorization, and accreditation of personnel. The EMS Agency is also responsible for disaster medical-health planning and response. This includes multiple patient management, emergency public health operations, and medical-health mutual aid coordination.