Atlantic Ambulance, MONOC, Reach Agreement on Emergency Dispatch Transition

Atlantic Ambulance also boasts three medevac helicopters. Atlantic Air One was introduced in 2006 and has since become a fixture in the skies of New Jersey, performing about 400 flights each year to Morristown Medical Center and other medical facilities. Atlantic Air Two, based in Millville, was introduced in 2010 and serves the southern region of the state as part of an agreement with Cooper University Hospital. Atlantic Air Three, introduced in April 2012, serves Sussex and Passaic Counties, following Atlantic Health System’s merger with Newton Medical Center in 2011.

About MONOC

MONOC Mobile Health Services is a non-profit hospital cooperative consisting of 15 acute care hospitals located throughout New Jersey. Formed in 1978 MONOC’s mission is to improve health care and reduce costs. MONOC Mobile Health Services is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) and employs over 730 employees and operates a fleet of over 100 ambulances. Together this shared services consortium acts as a health care cooperative for these acute care hospitals and over 2.8 million residents that they serve living in more than 1,800 square miles of the Garden State.

Among its numerous service lines, MONOC operates MICU Paramedic Services, Helicopter interfacility and 911 services, Mobile Critical Care Services, and Basic Life Support interfacility and 911 services. Additionally, MONOC operates a Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS) accredited education department which is the largest EMS education department in New Jersey providing continuing medical education to EMTs, Paramedics, Nurses, Police Officers, Fire Fighters and the general public. Coordinating all of MONOC’s communications is an Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) 24/7 state of the art 9-1-1 dispatch center which handled over 161,000 requests for service in 2011.