Rural EMS
Hyde County EMS is the first in the nation to deploy an eVTOL aircraft, putting a paramedic in the air to overcome the time and distance challenges of rural response
The Rural Health Transformation Program may be one of the biggest opportunities EMS has seen in years, but winning the money is only the first challenge
Ask almost any rural medic and you’ll hear the same thing: Lower call volume doesn’t make the job easier; it changes what makes it hard.
Federal funding includes $4.2 million to train and recruit rural EMTs and paramedics, along with investments in hospitals, behavioral health and maternal care
Rural ambulance leaders told lawmakers that rising call volumes and operating costs are straining EMS districts as the state considers changes that could slow or reduce property tax revenue
EMS leaders are asking Texas lawmakers to revise the Rural Ambulance Service Grant Program to give counties more flexibility in funding providers and equipment
A Burke Rescue volunteer carried whole blood across rugged terrain to help stabilize a climber injured in a high-angle fall during a five-hour rescue in Linville Gorge
UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center has 16 medics trained to provide advanced treatment during long transports and wilderness emergencies
HB 26-1238 covers ambulance and air ambulance services while clarifying that off-duty EMS providers are not required to respond
The law allows rural EMS agencies to use part-time and on-call employees to help maintain ambulance coverage and improve emergency response times
Hyde County EMS deployed a flight-trained paramedic aboard an eVTOL aircraft, arriving about 20 minutes ahead of a ground ambulance
State EMS leaders want to grow community paramedicine, strengthen 911
A Montana nurse impaled by his trekking pole skipped a helicopter rescue and hiked 10 miles off Granite Peak before doctors removed the pole at a hospital
The Rapid City Fire Department says it will stop providing ambulance service to rural Pennington County after 2026 unless officials establish a funding agreement
From scene delivery to rural resuscitation, Pinnacle speakers outlined how drones could make whole blood more accessible in the prehospital setting
A New Hampshire woman said yes after her hiking companion proposed while rescuers prepared to carry her off Mount Kearsarge
State funding has restored Greene County EMS, but local leaders say a long-term funding solution is still needed
Pleasant Mount Emergency Services will end operations as volunteer shortages and financial challenges force the rural ambulance service
Greene County EMS suspended ambulance operations because of a funding shortfall, leaving neighboring agencies to cover emergency transports
Volunteer search and rescue leaders say local agencies are waiting too long to request specialized teams
House Bill 5446 would let rural and semi-rural ambulance services use part-time employees, along with volunteers and paid-on-call staff, to help improve staffing and response times
A rural provider shares the highs, the lows and the challenges of serving rural communities
Searsmont EMS Chief Sarah Tompkins remains hospitalized with severe burns from the Robbins Lumber explosion that killed two firefighters
Somerset County fire chiefs are arguing that county EMS crews are often first on a fire scene and could help departments facing staffing shortages
Specialized cave and swift-water rescue teams worked through flooded roads and dangerous conditions to pull 14 people safely from two Jackson County caves
First responders used ropes, swift-water rescue techniques and a helicopter to save a man who survived for days after falling from a cliff into the Watauga River
Burns Flat EMS personnel say the state’s non-essential classification hurts rural EMS staffing
The Minnesota Air Rescue Team carried out its first helicopter hoist rescue to save two canoeists stranded overnight in the Boundary Waters after their canoe capsized
A University of Michigan-led team is developing mobile treatment units that could help with specialized scans and procedures in underserved communities
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