Rock Township Ambulance District (RTAD) is an Advanced Life Support service. The district was established in 1980 and serves communities in North East Jefferson County. RTAD is a political subdivision of the state of Missouri.







The initial operating budget for 1980 was $161,861.00. That year we ran 1400 emergency calls with the estimated population of 59,000 people.







Our population has grown in leaps and bounds to our current population of 108,000. Our call volume has grown as well. In 2006 we responded to 5,998 calls. 2007 our call volume increased to 6,339.







RTAD is also currently providing routine transfers for district residence and others. Our ambulances are taking non-ambulatory patients back to their residence. Other transfers take patients from hospital to hospital.







Our employees are all required to carry current certification in the following fields:







1. Advanced Cardiac Life Support. (ACLS)







2. Basic Life Support or International Trauma Life Support. (BTLS / ITLS)







3. Pediatric Advanced Life Support. (PALS)







4. Invasive Procedures.







5. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.







Employees at RTAD have their skill tested annually. Each employee is ran through a Skills Review Program put together with our medical control hospital. Our medical control hospital is St. Anthony's Medical Center.







Patient Care issues are channeled through our highly critical Quality Improvement Program. This program is a product of a group effort between our medical control, Missouri Department of Emergency Medial Services, and the Rock Township Ambulance District.







Rock Township Ambulance District depends on its user fees and taxes to run the district.