Welcome to the Rural EMS and Trauma Technical Assistance Center's (REMSTTAC) website.

The mission of REMSTTAC is:  

Through the provision of technical assistance REMSTTAC will promote both the local (horizontal) and regional/statewide (vertical) integration of rural EMS within existing EMS, trauma, healthcare, mental health, public health, public safety and disaster response systems.

REMSTTAC is dedicated to supporting EMS, trauma and rural health policy makers, EMS agencies, EMS professionals and the communities they serve to help ensure that vital EMS and trauma services can continue to survive and thrive in rural and frontier communities.

REMSTTAC technical assistance is focused to:

• Support integration of rural and urban EMS and trauma care systems
• Promote infrastructure improvement and systems enhancement
• Emphasize disaster preparedness for rural and frontier areas
• Emphasize financial sustainability
• Integrate prevention, special populations, faith-based, family-centered care and cultural competency
• Support the need for formal research and evaluation of rural EMS and trauma response
• Provide appropriate referrals to other technical assistance resources