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MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Chichiou Liu M.D. has provided over 27 years of service as the
Medical Director for the St. Lucie County Fire District. In
2003, Shareef Babar M.D. was appointed by the Fire Board as
Assistant to the medical director. Dr. Shareef is a practicing
cardiologist in St. Lucie County,
and
is very helpful in assisting with major policy issues that are
raised in relation to the medical care of cardiac patients. Dr.
Liu serves as the chairman of the Medical Review Board. This
board meets on a monthly basis, and is responsible for quality
assurance/quality improvement, which is a peer review of the
SLCFD emergency medical services. The board makes
recommendations to the Fire Chief and the Chief of Operations
for actions that may be necessary to resolve identified
deficiencies.
Dr. Liu assists the District in administrative decision-making
policy and procedures for the Emergency Medical Service. He
monitors several programs including, the controlled substance
and infection control programs, and assists in meeting Florida
Administrative Code, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
requirements, and Federal and State Laws affecting EMS.
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