A partnership between CommonSpirit Health and ESO, a software company serving EMS, fire departments, hospitals, and government agencies, is connecting CommonSpirit’s five Utah hospitals with EMS and fire agencies across the region.

Launched July 1, 2025, the partnership provides nearly 4,000 first responders along the Wasatch Front and providers at CommonSpirit hospitals with access to patient care outcomes through ESO Health Data Exchange (HDE). All EMS and fire agencies along the Wasatch Front who bring patients to CommonSpirit Health facilities are able to participate and have access to longitudinal patient health records.

ESO says its HDE bridges the gap between EMS and hospitals, delivering electronic patient care records (ePCR) directly to a hospital’s EHR system and allowing EMS to access clinical outcome information in real time. The platform integrates with all major hospital electronic medical record systems and delivers discrete clinical data including lab results, imaging, detailed vitals and procedure notes directly to EMS teams.

"Information is invaluable in medical care, and the more we can share between the field and the hospital, the better care we can provide," said Tim Bode, M.D., chief medical officer for CommonSpirit Health’s Mountain Region, in a statement. "This partnership benefits patients, EMS crews and our hospital providers alike. It was crucial for us to make this tool available to all agencies who bring patients to our facilities, regardless of their existing technology partnerships, because we understand how vital this data sharing is for improving patient outcomes."

"Having access to hospital outcome data has fundamentally changed how our teams approach patient care," said Chris DeLaMare, case management for Gold Cross Ambulance, in a statement. "When our crews see the complete picture of a patient's diagnosis and treatment, it enhances their medical knowledge and makes them better equipped to handle similar situations in the future.”

David Raths is a Contributing Senior Editor for Healthcare Innovation, focusing on clinical informatics, learning health systems and value-based care transformation. He has been interviewing health system CIOs and CMIOs since 2006.

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