Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Emergency Medical Services - Medical Advisory Subcommittee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Monday, May 8, 2023  
12:00 PM  
Hybrid Meeting - attend in person at 5791 Lacy Rd  
Fitchburg, WI 53711  
Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.  
Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más  
información.  
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The May 8th Medical Advisory Subcommittee meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Members of the public  
can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at 5791 Lacy Rd Fitchburg, WI  
53711.  
The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and  
access information will be emailed to  
you):https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pz6sR8VfQ_2-ARB3Fof0Ag  
This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following three toll-free phone numbers:  
1-833-548-0276  
1-833-548-0282  
1-888-788-0099  
When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 976 1561 1432  
PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual  
registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the  
meeting.  
In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom  
or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the  
body.  
If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please  
send them to: [Insert Email Address]  
A. Call To Order  
12 -  
Present  
STEPHANIE LEHMANN, MEL PEARLMAN, LISA SCHIMELPFENIG, DAN  
WILLIAMS, MEGAN GUSSICK, ERIC LANG, JEFF VANBENDAGOM, DR JOHN  
AGUILAR, BRANDON RYAN, DANIEL SEFCIK, FRANK LOYO, and COLTON  
RITCHIE  
2 - KACEY KRONENFELD, and MIKE LOHMEIER  
Excused  
Absent  
11 -  
DREW DEAN, KRISTEN DRAGER, TERESA FIEDT, PAUL HICK, MIKE  
MANCERA, TINA STRANDLIE, DAVID PENA, ABIGAIL DAHLBERG, GREG  
BAILEY, MICHAEL MACKESEY, and TOM PASCH  
Additional members present: Mike Spigner, Steve Diebold  
Guests: Chris Dennis, Che Stedman, Chris Hammes, Kris Loy, Chris Carbon, Jerry  
McMullen, Heather Poker  
Staff: Carrie Meier, Eric Anderson  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes tabled until next meeting.  
C. Discussion Items  
Masking Policies  
SSM Health has had no change to masking policies in the last month. Meriter is not  
requiring masks in congregate areas, still required with patients. UW - Same. Stoughton  
Hospital has no mandate. Discussed consistency with EMS agencies, common sense  
approach if possible with masking. It is a personal choice and respect rules of facilities  
and patients. CDC community levels are less reliable, use community level risk as a  
guide? DeerGrove will not change policy of surgical masks with all patients. Question  
about return to work policies when exposed to Covid, how do we return to general  
respiratory infections?  
Capture of Transfer of Care Signatures, Names and Documentation expectations  
Refusal from RN to give full name at hospital. Hospital reps will address this with staff.  
Will be left on agenda for June.  
SSM Update - Heather Poker  
SSM Health will be changing to downtown ED only starting 6/27 at 7am.  
EMS Week updates  
EMS Week Celebration event will take place 5/21 at Wisconsin Brewing Company from  
3-5pm. Throughout the week the office will be recognizing EMS agencies on social  
media. The hospitals will also have several offerings throughout the week for EMS  
personnel to take advantage of.  
D. Presentations  
E. Reports to Committee  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
Stroke at Meriter, LVO in protocol. Next meeting will add stroke coordinators.  
CARES data: In Dane County, 14% of cardiac arrest victims survived. State = 10%,  
Nation = 9%. Survival with bystander intervention 53.7%. State = 36%, Nation = 30.6%.  
65% of cardiac arrests had bystander cpr initiated, and nationally it was only 34.2%  
I. Adjourn  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:10pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Courtney Morency.