EMS Physician Scene Response Program

When every second counts in the Kennebec Valley, our EMS physicians are there, working side-by-side with EMS professionals. Your support puts their life-saving expertise on the front line.

  • Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI): An advanced procedure to quickly and safely place a breathing tube. It involves using a rapid-acting sedative followed by a paralytic medication to protect the patient’s airway.

  • Ultrasound: Using a portable ultrasound machine to diagnose conditions like internal bleeding or to guide procedures.

  • Wound Repair: Cleaning and closing cuts or injuries using stitches, staples, or medical adhesives to stop bleeding and prevent infection.

  • Urinary Catheter Placement: Inserting a tube to drain the bladder, which helps monitor kidney function and fluid status in critical patients.

  • Complex Interfacility Transports: Moving critically ill patients between hospitals while providing continuous, critical care life support.

  • Treat and Release: Providing medical care on-site for patients who don’t require an emergency department visit.

  • Pericardiocentesis: A procedure to drain fluid from the sac around the heart to relieve life-threatening pressure.

  • Blood Transfusion: Giving patients blood when they have experienced severe bleeding.

  • Field Amputation: A life-saving surgical procedure performed outside of a hospital to free a trapped patient.

  • Ventilator Management: Using a breathing machine (ventilator) to help a patient breathe during transport.

  • Emergency Thoracotomy: An open-chest procedure to directly address life-threatening injuries to the heart or major blood vessels.

  • Chest Tube Placement: Inserting a tube into the chest to reinflate a collapsed lung by draining trapped air or fluid.

  • Resuscitative hysterotomy: An emergency abdominal surgery to deliver a a baby

Our No-Cost Commitment

No-Cost Care & Education

  • No-Cost Physician-Level Field Response: Agencies who request our EMS physicians to respond to a scene will never receive a bill from MD3. Likewise, patients who receive assessment or care from our physicians will never be charged

  • No-Cost Professional Development: We offer educational opportunities for our EMS partners at no cost to help enhance skills and improve patient outcomes across the region.

All of our operations are made possible through grants and public donations.

 

MEET OUR DOCTORS

MD3 physicians deliver expert, on-scene emergency care for high-acuity and complex medical cases. We partner with EMS professionals and receiving hospital teams to ensure seamless patient care. Our commitment to excellence is upheld through rigorous quality improvement, peer review, and continuous education.

Timothy T. Pieh, MD
Timothy T. Pieh, MDChief Medical Director
Dr. Timothy Pieh is an emergency medicine physician who has served the Augusta and Waterville communities since 2003. In addition to his clinical practice, he focuses on disaster preparedness and serves as an EMS medical director. Board-certified in both Family Medicine and Emergency Medical Services, Dr. Pieh’s professional interests also include medical education and point-of-care ultrasound.
Taylor Klein, DO
Taylor Klein, DO
Dr. Taylor Klein is a board-eligible Emergency Medicine physician with experience in both clinical care and EMS leadership. She earned her medical degree from Midwestern University and also holds a master’s degree in Disaster & Emergency Management from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Klein completed her emergency medicine residency at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. She currently serves as the EMS Medical Director for Oakland Fire Rescue.
Raymond Wong Jr., DO
Raymond Wong Jr., DO
Dr. Raymond Wong Jr. is a fellowship-trained Emergency Medicine physician serving patients in the Augusta and Waterville communities. A graduate of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, he completed his residency in Family Medicine at Meadville Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Dr. Wong has been practicing locally since 2019 and holds memberships in the Wilderness Medical Society and the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Michael Mozer, DO
Michael Mozer, DO
Dr. Michael Mozer is an Emergency Medicine physician serving the Augusta and Waterville communities. After completing his residency, he pursued a specialized fellowship in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) at the University of New Mexico. A member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, Dr. Mozer is committed to compassionate patient care and is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Jonnathan Busko, MD
Jonnathan Busko, MD
Dr. Jonnathan Busko is a physician board-certified in both Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. He is passionate about serving as a trusted interface between patients and the complex systems of modern healthcare. In his non-clinical role as a medical director, Dr. Busko focuses on identifying and addressing gaps in healthcare access, particularly for rural and frontier communities across Maine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, a lifetime member of the Wilderness Medical Society, and a member of the National Association of EMS Physicians.
Kelly A. Meehan-Coussee, MD
Kelly A. Meehan-Coussee, MD
Dr. Kelly Meehan-Coussee is a fellowship-trained and board-certified physician in both Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services (EMS), with a career that began as a paramedic long before she attended medical school. Following her residency at Maine Medical Center and an EMS fellowship at Brown University, she has become a leader in Maine’s medical community. Her work now spans clinical leadership, state-level policy, and education through her roles as an Associate ED Medical Director, the Maine ACEP Representative to the state EMS board, and the Associate Medical Director for Southern Maine Community College’s EMS program.
John M. Cooper III, DO
John M. Cooper III, DO
Dr. John Cooper is an Emergency Medicine physician practicing in the Augusta and Waterville communities. He earned his medical degree from the University of New England and completed a fellowship in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Cooper’s initial residency training was in Family Medicine, and he has been practicing locally since 2021.

Physician EMS Field Response Goals

TEACHING AND LEARNING

MD3 enhances the education of EMS professionals and the quality of patient care through a multi-faceted approach. We offer formal continuing education courses, as well as real-time feedback on scene and after calls. This collaborative approach also allows our physicians to learn from the expertise and real-world experience of our partners in Fire and EMS agencies, fostering mutual respect and system-wide improvement.

MD3 physicians bring experience, special tools, skills, and medications to complicated situations, such as:

  • High-risk patient refusals
  • Combative patients, with additional sedation options
  • Assistance with releasing patients with minor conditions at the scene, both for everyday incidents and during mass casualty events
  • Firefighter rehabilitation and Hazardous Materials (HazMat) situations
  • Response to occupational exposures and injured providers
  • Assistance with critical care inter-facility transports
  • Clinical backup to Intermediate Life Support (ILS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) units

MD3 is committed to enhancing regional emergency system design and function by providing direct feedback to our partner agencies, EMS leadership, and receiving hospitals.

All MD3 physicians work in emergency departments in a variety of Maine hospitals. Each has received specialty training to function as an EMS Physician in the field. Many are also board-certified in EMS and/or have extensive prior experience as prehospital care providers, from EMT to Paramedic.

In addition to being credentialed to practice emergency medicine, our responding physicians possess the following training or an equivalent:

  • Certified Emergency Vehicle Operator (CEVO)
  • Traffic Incident Management and Responder Safety Course (TIM Certificate)
  • Vehicle Extrication Awareness
  • Incident Command System (ICS)
  • Tactical Medicine Fundamentals
  • Emergency Radio Operations
  • Fireground Awareness
  • ACLS
  • ATLS
  • PALS
  • NRP

Response requests can be made by any area EMS agency through their dispatch center or by phone at 207-861-4244.

Frequently Asked Questions

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MD3’s operational goal is to provide coverage Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Our actual availability during these hours can vary based on staffing.

Our team continuously analyzes community needs to align our services with peak demand hours. It is our long-term goal to expand our hours of operation into evenings and weekends as our organization grows.

This expansion is only possible through the generosity of our community. Your tax-deductible contribution directly helps us acquire the resources needed to extend our services. If you would like to help us achieve this goal, please consider making a donation today.

 

There is absolutely no charge for MD3’s services.

We never send a bill to patients or to the first responder agencies that request our assistance on a scene.

MD3 operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our ability to provide this critical service for free is powered entirely by the generosity of our community through tax-deductible contributions. This funding equips our physicians and maintains our readiness to respond to any emergency.

No, MD3 cannot be requested directly by patients or the general public. We function as a specialized medical resource that integrates with the existing 9-1-1 system to support on-scene public safety personnel.

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, you should always call 9-1-1 immediately.

The 9-1-1 dispatcher will send the appropriate help, such as an ambulance or fire department. If the first responders on the scene determine that our specialized physician-level support is needed, they are the ones who will request MD3 to respond.