CARTHAGE – Emergency medical services veteran Damon Darsey, MD is the new medical director for PatientCare EMS’ Mississippi Operation, the ambulance service provider for Leake, Winston, Newton, Scott, Noxubee and Kemper counties. Dr. Darsey has more than 18 years of EMS experience and serves as an associate professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
Dr. Darsey also serves as the medical director of the Mississippi Center for Emergency Services, which is an emergency response organization which includes a medical communications center (Mississippi MED-COM), critical care transport division (AirCare) and public safety support division.
In his role with PatientCare EMS, Dr. Darsey will review existing medical protocols for opportunities to incorporate new developments in evidence-based care. He will also focus on increasing continuing education for the PatientCare EMS team.
“With Dr. Darsey’s leadership, our EMTs and paramedics will now have additional opportunities to learn about innovations in evidence-based care,” said Jerry Johnston, chief operating officer of PatientCare EMS. “Providing continuing medical education to our team is critical in providing the highest levels of care to our patients.”
Dr. Darsey’s clinical interests in emergency, critical care and transport medicine focus on identifying and communicating innovations, increasing the scope of practice for emergency care, and educating first responders on evidence-based clinical advances. He has served as the principal investigator for nearly $20 million in grant funding focused on improving care, communications and coordination of first responders since 2010.
