The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the HASC nomination of Gerald Clute (CEO, California Medical Center) to replace Dennis Lee (CEO, Methodist Hospital) on the Los Angeles County EMS Commission. Since July 2009, Clute has served as president/chief executive officer at California Hospital Medical Center. In addition, he has more than 36 years of health care experience, 20 of those years in acute care hospital administration.

The Emergency Medical Systems Commission serves as the lead agency for the emergency medical services system and is responsible for coordinating all system participants in its jurisdiction, encompassing both public and private sectors. The 16-member Commission holds an advisory role to the Board of Supervisors and director of Department of Health Services regarding county policies, programs and standards for emergency medical and paramedic services in the county. This includes acquiring and analyzing data necessary to measure the quality of emergency services.