Fans may not have noticed our presence when attending the Big Game – but that’s how we like it. Covering 70,000 plus in attendance, hundreds of stadium, league and operations staff, as well as the participants is all in a day’s work for CrowdRx.
Imagine the intensity, the planning, the raw nerves when you are producing and performing a live television staging of a Broadway show. Now imagine doing it during the Covid-19 pandemic and in the midst of the Delta surge. How do you keep the cast and crew safe from exposure and risking the shutdown of your entire production…
Even with the earlier surge from the Delta Covid variant, America was moving toward getting together at our favorite events and venues. Both indoors and out, we were seeing a return to in-person entertainment, festivals and sporting events. Although the future is somewhat clouded with the appearance of Omicron, we still expect to see attendees returning…
CrowdRx continues to lead the industry with medical event, on-site and custom critical solutions and services for our clients. We have recently launched our Vaccination Verification services to our clients as a standalone package or bundled with our current range of services.
The CrowdRx leadership team includes highly qualified medical professionals, public safety experts, and emergency response leaders. They are at the top of their field, staying current on the latest technologies and best practices in onsite and event medical services. They are also accessible, responsive providers who agilely serve CrowdRx’s clients and influence public policy. Learn more and read our latest feature here.
During a seven-day live music shoot for a leading singer/songwriter in Los Angeles, CrowdRx was charged with keeping everyone on the set safe. We deployed one of our lead COVID Compliance Officers and two medics to implement and run the safety protocols we recommended. With a dedicated physician leader on hand for the entire shoot,
CrowdRx has been on the scene at Burning Man for years, providing intensive, comprehensive onsite medical services in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Our medical services help keep thousands of annual attendees safe. We set up a fully-staffed and equipped mobile hospital, CrowdRx RAMPART, in the middle of the dessert. Physicians are on site day and night to treat festival attendees and staff who need medical attention.
As part of our CrowdRx Go! reopening services, we worked with client RWS Entertainment Group, a New York City-based production company that creates branded stage shows and experiences worldwide. We partnered with RWS to develop health and safety protocols for both the reopening of its NYC rehearsal complex and its return to live experience production.
As the pandemic continues, CrowdRx serves its clients with strategic, cutting-edge solutions to keep business moving as safely as possible. Madison Square Garden has been a CrowdRx client for over three decades. We’ve provided the necessary medical services, including onsite medical care, emergency response, and more, for every event there since 1991.
CrowdRx is equipped to respond to any medical emergency at any time. This time, we were called in for an epic, time-sensitive rescue—in the Arctic. We were charged with aiding an individual who was taking part in an intense survival reality TV series.
On January 31, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency to aid the nation’s healthcare community in responding to COVID-19. While COVID-19 was a major threat across Asia at the time, it had not yet been determined to be a global pandemic. CrowdRx was engaged to provide innovative onsite medical solutions to screen attendees.
Due to the crucial role our client plays in the supply chain and delivering critical relief, it is considered an essential business and needed to continue operating under state of emergency and shelter-in-place orders. Staff frequently travel internationally and routinely come in contact with packages. To help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, our client hired Global Medical Response (GMR) and CrowdRx to provide onsite temperature screening nationwide via the CrowdRx active and passive fever screen systems.
Today on Fast Forward, we’re talking about how TV and movie sets are handling the COVID crisis with Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s COO & General Counsel & Connor Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, CrowdRx. (12:01) via Cheddar.com
As sports begin to return, stadiums will look a lot different post-Covid. CNBC reports on what venues are doing to get ready for crowds. Dr. Andrew Bazos, Managing Director of CrowdRx, discusses sports’ comeback and what leagues can do to make things safer for athletes and fans.
CrowdRx discusses what sports and entertainment venues in the U.S. will look like post-pandemic for CNBC. One-stop-shop consulting to get your venue or workplace open and back in the game. Comprehensive Center for Disease Control and physician-guided policies and procedures designed to allow you to open your public spaces quickly and safely. Led by experienced physicians and…
Source: Center for Disease Control (CDC) The CDC is responding to a pandemic of respiratory disease spreading from person-to-person caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. The disease has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”). This situation poses a serious public health risk. The federal government is working closely with state, local, tribal, and territorial…
Provider of On-Site Medical Services will Enhance GMR’s Ability to Provide Care (GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.) — Global Medical Response (GMR) officials announced today that CrowdRx has joined the GMR family of companies. Randy Strozyk, GMR Senior Vice President of Operations, said CrowdRx’s expertise in site-based medicine and resources combined with GMR’s solid reputation in the event…
Listen to Dr. Bazos, Chairman of CrowdRx, discuss event medicine. CrowdRx on Sirius Doctor Radio 5 minutes
By SAM KIM, MD, CONNOR FITZPATRICK, A-EMT and MATT S. FRIEDMAN, MD The challenges of treating the ill and injured at a 30,000 person festival. When staffing music festivals, be prepared to treat an interesting mix of pathology. While much of the pathology is predictable based on the specific type of festival and a historical analysis of the previous…
Read the NY Post Article Here According to a recent report, New York City’s ability to respond to medical emergencies has reached a critical point, highlighting the importance of on-site medical services. Over the past year, official data show, the average time to reach people in cardiac arrest or choking rose by 24 seconds —…
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s largest outdoor concert kicks off this weekend. For two days, artists from across the world will entertain guests at the fifth annual Moonrise Festival being held at Pimlico’s Infield. A big focus will be on safety. Organizers tell WJZ they’ve made improvements from their past festivals and have a medical team on…
By Alison Leung MD, Connor Fitzpatrick AEMT & Matt Friedman MD Every December since 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia hosts the largest music festival in Asia and, consequently, one of the largest mass gatherings. Once an underground warehouse rave, the Djakarta Warehouse Project was born out of tragedy. In 2010, a brawl at the original host venue…
By NATHANAEL MARSAN, MD and MATT S. FRIEDMAN, MD The year’s major festivals have seen a surge in dangerous MDMA overdoses and a return to LSD. An unresponsive patient rolls in with the local volunteer EMS squad from a nearby music festival after a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure lasting for approximately two minutes with a…
Physician-led medical services can be critical at certain types of events. By Mitra Sorrells The South by Southwest Music Festival kicks off March 13, while Miami Music Week gets underway March 21. Both mark the unofficial start to “festival season,” when cities around the country host huge multiday gatherings of fans spanning a variety of…
Intoxication produced by certain illicit stimulant drugs may lead to a life-threatening condition in which the person experiences severe increase in body temperature, metabolic abnormalities, rapid heart rate, aggressiveness, delusions, convulsions, coma or even death. Eagle Pharmaceuticals is conducting a clinical study to investigate the use of Ryanodex (dantrolene sodium) for the treatment of the…
Life of the Party Safe spaces, mental health services, drug checking facilities. Welcome to the brave new world of harm reduction, the latest life safety tool of the booming global festival industry. BY JESSE ROMAN It wasn’t always that way, according to Andrew Bazos, a surgeon who started working at large music festivals in New…
CNN’s Lisa Ling discusses music festival medical coverage with CrowdRx’s Dr. Andrew Bazos. Lisa follows CrowdRx’s Connor Fitzpatrick and team while providing their music festival medical services and expertise at Mysteryland. Exploring how CrowdRx is working to make EDM festivals safer for all.
By Joe Reinhartz Pollstar featured the medical team CrowdRx approximately a year ago. Recently, we were offered the opportunity to visit the team onsite at Burning Man. Why not? At Burning Man, CrowdRx had dedicated pilots to transport patients to Reno if needed, but it also had a healthcare system complete with emergency physicians, nurses,…
Harm reduction groups are trying to prevent bad trips and medical emergencies – but will the law let them? To reduce the potential harms of hyperthermia, Bazos says, on-site doctors administer cooling techniques found in hospital settings, which reduces the use of ambulances – a cost-saving and face-saving technique, given that, as he notes, local towns…
When you think about the glitz and glamour of any event or festival — regardless of whether it’s large or small —it is a safe bet that on-site emergency medical services wouldn’t be what pops into your mind first. Or even second. But providing the best possible medical care to those attending such festivities has…
Fans of EDM music love hearing the oontz-oontz and getting glitter bombed. They do not necessarily find the guy standing next to an ambulance as interesting. Andrew Bazos, MD, CrowdRx founder explains why it’s important to promote health and safety as well as events. Read on here or View the article as PDF
Event Medical and Security Consultant Dr. Andrew Bazos discusses security measures and protocol to help curtail the use of Ecstasy and other drugs at EDM festivals. Making raves safer for participants makes them more consumable for corporate sponsors. EDM Business and Safety Video
Following a spate of highly publicized drug related incidents, safety and security has taken center stage for American show promoters. Taking a page from the European electro scene, American promoters are shifting to more comprehensive, long-term strategies, such as peer-based crisis management and drug education to reduce drug-related incidents at festivals. According to Dr. Bazos, Chairman of the SFX Medical and…
Drug-fueled electronic dance festivals – like this month’s Electric Zoo in New York – shine a light on the need for advanced emergency management at mass gatherings… Read On
CrowdRx is speaking at the 2014 Amsterdam Dance Event on October 16th. Andrew Bazos, Chairman of CrowdRx, will be moderating panelists including Erick Salk, MD and others. Topics will include emergency room physicians, paramedics, and EMT staffing, plus equipment needs for the site. The panel will also cover incident action plans tailored to the location,…
“Because regulations are different in every state, the kind of services that are available are very fragmented,” Bazos said. “What we hope to accomplish is a national set of standards and procedures.” Andrew Bazos, MD Read more in the Danbury News Times article
