Las Vegas Review-JournalCLARK COUNTY, Nev. — When somebody reported a man possibly having a stroke at the Palazzo recently, the Clark County Fire Department sent help. So did ...
By Lynnette Curtis The Las Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS — In an effort to save Fire Department jobs, the financially struggling city of North Las Vegas is considering ...
Insurance companies are accused of trying to force providers to sign contracts offering the insurers discounts ...
Councilwoman also questions why fire trucks are dispatched to some emergency events ...
By Eric Fleischauer The Decatur DailyDECATUR, Ala. — The state last month filed tax liens against Decatur Emergency Medical Services, the holder of a city-authorized ...
By Bill Thompson The Star-BannerMARION COUNTY, Fla. — More than 100 people a day are taken to a local hospital by a Marion County ambulance — and they are getting there ...
By David Sherfinski The Washington ExaminerPRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Ambulance trips in Prince William County would cost up to $700, under a policy moved forward by the ...
By Carolyne Park The Arkansas Democrat-GazetteLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Progress on getting the statewide trauma system up and running won't be hindered by the latest state budget ...
By Mark Puente The Plain Dealer Speak up Check out what these EMS1 Facebook fans had to say about the photo and voice your opinion in the member comments section. "I really ...
By Zaz Hollander The Anchorage Daily NewsWASILLA, Alaska — Within months, the Mat-Su Borough plans to start billing people for off-road rescues. That will make the Mat-Su one ...
Paramedics, EMTs say substantial number of calls are medical situations best handled in a doctor's office ...
2009 proved to be a year of changes, notably in health care reform, fatal medical helicopter crashes, education standards, and a pronounced emphasis on evidence-based medicine. ...
When we look back on 2009 in years hence, we'll have a better idea as to which developments in EMS were positive, and which set our profession back. But first, we'll have to at ...
By Luis Fabregas The Pittsburgh Tribune Review PITTSBURGH — Excela Health System is posting its emergency department wait times online, putting the spotlight on how other ...
By JoNel Aleccia MSNBC.comLYONS, N.Y. — Charlie Taylor was loading a four-wheeler into the back of his pickup truck last spring when the heavy rig jumped a ramp, overturned ...
The degree and frequency of ambulance misuse is no secret in this country. For every patient who believes he or she has an emergency, there is another who simply wants a ride or ...
The Associated Press via The Lowell Sun BOSTON — Public health officials say a state policy that requires crowded hospital emergency rooms to accept all patients delivered by ...
Advanced Care Centers seek to improve Medicare beneficiaries' access to urgent and preventive care ...
City says $75 annual fee covers out-of-pocket ambulance expenses; residents claim use of 'scare tactics' ...
Budget preserved when only 5.4 percent of households decline fee instead of initial 15 percent estimate ...
