Private EMS
Our co-hosts speak with Senior Vice President Asbel Montes of Acadian Ambulances regarding the differences in federal COVID-19 funding for private and public EMS departments
The discussion of private versus public ambulance services is often met with animosity; here’s a no-fuss breakdown of the two
Reasons to not apply at a Maryland EMS agency are inspired by actual excuses past employees have given for not being able to work
A long-awaited vote to decide whether the city will switch from American Medical Response to Falck is scheduled for Tuesday
Looking outside the industry for recruitment and retention best practices
Kenneth B. Ponce, 48, admitted to committing perjury while filling out paperwork about the company’s assets and debts
The on-demand ambulance company will be renamed DocGo and plans to invest further into its growing telehealth service
A firefighter spoke to the Bamberg County council Monday about incidents where he says MedShore Ambulance Services lagged in its response
Columbia county officials are investigating the email that said staff were “spread too thin” and would walk out on Monday
Mobile Medical Response officials disputed claims by Traverse City firefighters that service has worsened
Monroe County Clerk Donald Evans said STAT EMS’s intention is not to take 911 calls away from the Peterstown Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad
Alert Ambulance Service Inc. has hired dozens of laid-off nurses and paramedics since March, nearly doubling its workforce
Acadian Ambulance will offer treatment in place and alternative destination transport ahead of the launch of ET3, in which Acadian will participate next month
Royal Ambulance was named by Glassdoor as one of the top 50 best small and medium companies to work for in the United States based on employee feedback
Ed Fox, who died due to COVID-19 two weeks after the 911 call, reportedly suffered two falls under the care of the EMS crew, who are also accused of forgetting to connect oxygen to a non-rebreather mask
The U.S. Department of Labor determined the private ambulance service violated federal labor laws by not providing the 12 employees with a reasonable sleep period
Supporters of Oostburg Ambulance, which has operated for nearly 50 years, had campaigned and petitioned to delay the board’s decision
First Response Ambulance Service criticized the city of Decatur’s penalty system of points and fines, adding that its response time requirements are higher than the national standard
Lawyers for the widow of Joseph Nocero, who died due to a cardiac event in 2019, have filed a lawsuit against the company that provided EMS staffing at the game
Mobile Medical Response and North Flight EMS officials said the merger is an opportunity to improve training and maximize valuable tools and resources
Instead of giving stock to its executive team, Ambulnz gave it to its frontline responders, and paired it with a novel push-to-request dispatch system
The expansion of the Mesa Fire and Medical Department’s ambulance fleet and upcoming expiration of a contract with AMR has revived talks of a possible shift to public EMS
A letter from AMR protesting the city’s plans to change ambulance services alleged a conflict of interest after AMR fired the chief’s son
Acute Care Ambulance Services says it is at risk of closing after payments were suspended due to an allegation of fraud
Paramedics, nurses and support team members will provide care to patients at home under the direction of Mayo Clinic physicians
Care Ambulance EMT Aldo Iniguez died Thursday after a month-long battle with the disease
Jack Stout’s innovations changed the way people thought about EMS
The city is denying more than $600,000 to the company after an inspector general’s investigation
The ambulance company tested and surveyed more than 3,000 employees in Sweden and Denmark for the study
Local activists said the upcoming contract decision is an opportunity to improve racial equality after past complaints about response times in more diverse areas
The case is one of the largest Medicare ambulance fraud cases ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice
McLaren Bay Region officials said nonprofit Medstar Ambulance intends to operate from the hospital’s former EMS stations
The agency is suing the Small Business Administration, claiming they were unfairly denied a Payment Protection Program loan to assist them during the pandemic