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North Carolina

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Agencies
405
Facilities
1,520
Required Elements
557
Custom Elements
2
Surveillance
0/4

Surveillance Capabilities

0/4 tracked

Opioid Incident Tracking

NOT TRACKED

State captures whether EMS incidents are opioid-related

Naloxone Administration

NOT TRACKED

State tracks pre-arrival naloxone administration

Trauma Activation

NOT TRACKED

State captures trauma activation level (Red/Yellow/No activation)

Homeless Patient Status

NOT TRACKED

State tracks patient homeless status at time of call

Population & Density

Population
10,698,973
Agencies per 100k
3.79
#42 of 51 states
Pop. Density
220.1/sq mi
Land Area
48,618 sq mi
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 2023

Healthcare Access

Primary Care Shortage
High
15.6
639 designated areas
Mental Health Shortage
High
16.7
558 designated areas
Severity score (0-25) is the key comparison metric. Area counts vary by state size and include geographic, population-based, and facility designations.
Source: HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce 2024

Medicare Reimbursement (2025)

Ranked #34 of 51 states
ALS1
$512.66
BLS
$269.82
SCT
$876.91
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EMS Wages

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Paramedic Median#36 of 50
$51,110/year
5,330 employed
EMT Median#22 of 51
$40,530/year
7,540 employed
Source: BLS OEWS May 2024

Custom Elements (2)

Element ID↑LabelTypeSectionValues
eVitals.NCBARS
New Agitation Rating ScaleMulti-selecteVitals.VitalGroup7
eVitals.STROKESCALE
Stroke Scale ScoreSingle selecteVitals.VitalGroup0

Formulary

607 total medications across 8 cert levels

107

Medications

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Procedures

Certification Level

Critical Care Transport Paramedic

Note: Medication codes are stored as RxNorm/SNOMED codes. Drug name resolution coming in a future update.

Agencies

405 registered agencies

ABT Secure Solutions LLC, DBA Mountain Area Medical Transport

0567938

Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire-Rescue, Inc.

0240080

Alamance Co Res Unit,Inc

0010001

Alamance County EMS

0010449

Alexander County EMS

0020003

Alexander Rescue Squad & EMS,Inc.

0020004

Alleghany County EMS

0030589

Alleghany County Rescue Squad, Inc.

0030469

AmbuCare Medical Transport, Inc

0747861

American Transmed, Inc. (Cabarrus)

5811199

American Transmed, Inc. (Rowan)

0807876

Anderson Creek Emergency Services

0430592

Anson County EMS

0041251

Anson Rescue Squad, Inc

0040006

Apollo Medflight, LLC (New Hanover)

0657781

Ash-Rand Rescue

0760274

Ashe County Rescue Squad

0050470

Ashe Medics, LP

0051829

Asheville Fire Dept

0110840

Atlantic Beach Fire Dept.

0160508

Facilities

1,520 registered facilities across 7 types

Required Elements

557 required elements across 36 sections