Join Us!
We are excited to host our 5th Annual Partner Summit, where CARESTAR grantees and partners from across the EMS ecosystem come together to drive systems change!
Centered on the theme “Measuring What Matters: Community, Quality and Impact in EMS,” this year's impactful two-day convening will explore how data, community insight, and cross-sector collaboration can advance equity in EMS.
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Thursday, October 15: CARESTAR's Partner Summit
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Friday, October 16: Continue your learning with California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA)’s “Using Data to Drive Equity and Quality” event.
Separate registration is required for each event.
Session Information
This year's Summit brings together a diverse cross-section of California's emergency and pre-hospital care community:
Strategic Plan Context & Quality Improvement Conversation
This session will center on Quality Improvement (QI) in EMS, including a Quality Improvement 101 framing to establish shared language and a facilitated discussion about performance metrics that matter most for equity-focused EMS systems.
Community Building & Collective Impact
A facilitator will lead groups through an interactive process to move from loose networks toward a stronger sense of shared identity and purpose focused on equity in EMS.
Documentary Film Screening of Heroes Then, Heroes Now: The Legacy of Freedom House
We're excited to screen Heroes Then, Heroes Now: The Legacy of Freedom House, a powerful documentary celebrating the pioneering history of EMS trailblazers. Produced by Akoma United, Heroes Then, Heroes Now spotlights several CARESTAR workforce partners, including Public Works Alliance and EMS Corps.
Schedule
*subject to change
Thursday, October 15
"Measuring What Matters: Community, Quality and Impact in EMS"
9 - 10am - Breakfast, Coffee & Networking
10 - 12:45pm - Strategic Planning & Quality Improvement Discussions
12:45 1:45pm - Lunch Break & Networking
1:45 - 4:30pm - Community Building & Collective Impact Discussions
4:30 - 5:15pm - Networking Reception
5:15 - 6:30pm - Documentary Film Screening of Heroes Then, Heroes Now: The Legacy of Freedom House
6:30 - 6:45pm - Q&A with Filmmakers
Friday, October 16
"Using Data to Drive Equity and Quality"
Continue your learning with EMSA’s “Using Data to Drive Equity and Quality” event on October 16, held at the same location and open to all attendees with separate registration.
I left feeling grounded and clearerabout our role in shaping systems that stabilize families rather than penalize them.
The stories, connections, and strategies shared at the summit will directly influence how we engage with county partners, advocate for care as the first response, and continue building something that honors both healing and accountability.
This was honestly the best conference I've ever gone to. You managed to cultivate a stronger sense of direction and community in six to seven hours than others did over three to four days.
This experience left me with such a strong sense of community as well as clarity — clarity in terms of what I want to do in my personal career as well as the EMS domain as a whole.
The event and my conversations there convinced me to get an EMT (and possibly paramedic, eventually) cert and work in the field.