Healthcare and Emergency Medical Expert Witness, Litigation Support and Training Services

Benchmark Medical Services, LLC

P.O. Box 564
Seymour, Tennessee 37865
USA

Contact: Mr. John S Holloway
Tel: (865) 774-1166, Fax: (865) 429-3570

Expert Witness - Litigation Support - Speaker Bureau

Benchmark Medical Services, LLC is a professional corporation providing expertise to attorneys, governments, public safety organizations, and private agencies for Emergency Medical Services. Benchmark also provides a variety of services including education and management training, seminars, conference speaking, and consultation and expert witness services for professional attorneys involved in civil and criminal litigation.

Benchmark Medical Services, LLC provides expert witness opinions, litigation support and consultation on emergency medical service, fire, and 911 matters to plaintiff and defense attorneys, risk management professionals, as well as the general public. Services provided include:

· Preliminary review and evaluation
· Written opinions and/or reports
· Technical support
· Availability and attendance for depositions and/or court proceedings

Consultation Services:
System assessment, review, analysis, design, and implementation
Feasibility studies
Executive searches
Budgeting and fiscal planning
Revenue recovery
Mergers / consolidations
Strategic planning
Standard operating procedure development
Recruiting and employee evaluation and testing
Conflict resolution and mediation
Human resource management
Proposal preparation
Interim management of fire and/or EMS systems
Fleet and durable medical equipment specifications
AED and public access defibrillation implementation

Litigation Support Services

Benchmark Medical Services, LLC provides expert witness opinions, litigation support and consultation on emergency medical service, fire, and 911 matters to plaintiff and defense attorneys, risk management professionals, as well as the general public. Services provided include: Preliminary review and evaluation, written opinions and/or reports, technical support, availability and attendance for depositions and/or court proceedings.

Areas of Expertise:

Profile

John S. Holloway, NREMT-P/MBA, is a retired Firefighter Paramedic Lieutenant from the Memphis TN Fire Department. He is a past President of the Tennessee EMS Educators Association where he was a Board Member for over five years, remaining active on local and state committees and boards. John has served in varied capacities in the healthcare industry including coordination responsibilities for large scale events and public venues. John is authorized by the state as an EMT-Paramedic and Instructor/Coordinator and has been actively involved in medical and safety education, training, and evaluation for over 20 years. While at Memphis Fire some of his duties included: design, development, delivery, supervision, management, and evaluation of initial and on-going EMS, Fire, Safety, and Professional Development provider and instructor programs.

Ronnie D Patterson has over thirty five (35) years of EMS experience including seventeen (17) years as the Knox County EMS Coordinator. He is a Tennessee Licensed EMT-Critical Care Paramedic and Instructor/Coordinator as well as a TN EMS authorized First Responder Instructor. He serves on several EMS and community-related boards and committees, and is well-known and well-respected in Emergency Medical Services. Ronnie has been a member in good standing with the Knoxville Volunteer Emergency Rescue Squad since 1982 and serves on the Board of Directors. He currently serves as General Manager and Director of Operations for the second-largest Class A Licensed private ambulance service in Tennessee.

Licenses

TN EMT-Paramedic, Instructor/Coordinator
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Paramedic
American Heart Association, Instructor and Regional Faculty:
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
International Trauma Life Support, Inc. (ITLS) Adult & Pediatric Instructor, Affiliate Faculty
TN Commission on Fire Fighting, National Fire Protection Agency Standard
- Fire Fighter Level II
- Fire Instructor Level II
- Fire Safety Officer
- Hazardous Materials Operations Level

Legal Experience & Services

Benchmark Medical Services, LLC has provided services in various case reviews and the submission of expert opinions as well as question preparation for depositions.

Affiliations

Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads
Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association
Tennessee EMS Education Association
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
National Association of EMS Educators

Qualifications

Benchmark is accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), the national accrediting body for EMS continuing education courses and course providers.

Benchmark is an authorized distributor for the Cardiac Science Corporation and its line of Automated External Defibrillator (AED) products and services.

Members of our management team meet or exceed State requirements for EMS Program Coordinator, EMS Instructor/Coordinator, Fire, Hazardous Materials, Incident Command, and Special Operations; are experienced initiating, managing, and conducting Tennessee EMS and Fire courses; and National Faculty for the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) National EMS Instructor Course.

Awards & Honors

The National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) Hero Award, 2006
Lige Turman Lifetime Achievement, TN EMS Education Association, 2006
Ray Everett Award, Knoxville Volunteer Rescue Squad, 1986 & 1999
Medal of Merit for Outstanding and Meritorious Contribution to the Community
for EMS Instruction, Memphis Fire Department , 1999
Award of Appreciation, A.C. Gilless, Jr., Shelby County Sheriff, 1996

Seminars & Training

National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland
- Numerous EMS, Leadership, Management, Community, Instruction, International Disaster, and Planning Courses

Professional References

Ms Jodi Black
Deal Cooper & Holton, PLLC
Memphis TN
(901) 523-9453

Mr. Darrell J O'Neal
Darrell J O'Neal
Memphis TN
(901) 345-8009

Town of Collierville Fire Department
Collierville, Tennessee
Jerry Crawford, Fire Chief
(901) 853-3223

Delta Medical Center
Memphis, Tennessee
Linda Martorano or Andrea Roark
(901) 369-8638

Joseph Holley, MD
Medical Director, Memphis Division of Fire Services
Medical Director, Tennessee Division of EMS
(901) 601-0138

Education

John S. Holloway:
Bachelor of Business Administration, Delta State University, 1986
Emergency Medical Technology Paramedic, Southwest TN Community College, 1991
Master of Business Administration, Columbia Southern University, 2001

Ronnie D Patterson:
Emergency Medical Technology Paramedic, State Tech of Knoxville, 1982
Critical Care Paramedic, University of Maryland, 2001

Consulting Practice:

All States

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