Thoughts on an app I made for EMS?
I posted in the r/NewtoEMS subreddit a few months ago about an idea I had after struggling to find the ambulance bay shift after shift. I got a ton of feedback (and honestly realized I wasn’t the only one dealing with this) and I spent the past few months creating ER NAV.
Instead of routing you to the front door or the regular ER, it takes you straight to the ambulance bay entrance using your preferred navigation app Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze (whatever you already use).
Just from the home page, you’re also able to :
- See nearest hospitals with distance and ETA’s built in (ETA’s color coded depending on traffic)
- View and sort hospitals by speciality (Level 1 Trauma, Comprehensive Stroke, etc)
- Call the Ambulance Receiving number
- View stored door codes or notes (not shared publicly and only stored on device)
Plus I added some other useful features:
• Interactive protocols with cross references, hyperlinked medications, and smart search (no more scrolling through a pdf)
• Med reference with clear indications, contraindications, etc.
• Ambulance bay photos so you know what you’re looking for
• Live map view to see all nearby hospitals and filter in real time
• Favorite hospitals for quick access to the ones you go to all the time
• Community notes on hospitals — things like “use side entrance,” “tight turn,” “give report to desk on left ,” etc.
• View all routes from your location to hospitals in-app with color coded traffic map
• Smart hospital search by name, address, or specialty
• O2 tank duration calculator with alerts
• Call log with time and mileage logging
• EMS room ratings- for pretty much no reason but why not 🙂
Currently support close to 300 hospitals in AZ, CA, GA, IL, MA, ME, MN, NH, NJ, NV, NY, PA, RI, TX. New hospitals can be suggested in app and will be updated weekly. Protocols are only for NJ for now, but I’ll be adding for more states soon.
If you guys think it’ll be useful, have any suggestions, or just want to share feedback, I’m all ears.
If there are any agencies that are reading this as well and want to use ER NAV for your squad, feel free to send me a D.M or email (ernavapp@gmail.com).