Ambulance Service
Our co-hosts are joined by the executive director to discuss what systems will look like in the future, and how we should think about the role of providers
There is a lot to learn from the Page, Wolfberg and Wirth examination of hospital bed delays and the rights of EMS to return to service
A patient in need of an ambulance in Echols County, Ga. must wait up to 20 minutes for rig from a nearby city, be driven there, or wait for an air ambulance
Alameda County officials look to reduce costs to patients will reexamining levels of service
Saugerties, Ulster County officials debate disparity among providers, staffing and costs for smaller communities
The DeKalb Ambulance Service will continue to operate separate from the Huntsville Hospital Health System deal
Officials in Edmond are switching to AMR in hopes of improved response times
Addition of Liberty Ambulance personnel to LifeLine-EMS helps expand operations
Kingston officials decided not to use Empress EMS, claiming the contract would cost taxpayers over $500,000-$1,000,000 a year
Daviess Community Hospital’s construction plans give paramedics and EMTs their own kitchen, quarters
MEDIC EMS becomes part of Scott County as officials work to steady the service’s finances
Ulster Supervisor James Quigley has begun looking at the future ambulance service costs for 2024
Bamberg County Administrator Joey Preston is working with Thorne Ambulance Service on mutual aid, staffing and rigs
Niagara County Emergency Services is operating with 13 employees and two ambulances
Cheshire EMS will provide backup service to towns served by the Keene Fire Department
Voters in Portage could agree to a tax increase and have the fire department run EMS or pay $700K a year for the current service
Seneca Area Emergency Services is the latest of several in the state to shut down
Niagara County officials hope their ambulances will begin work before Christmas
Officials in Traverse City have begun working on recruitment, apparatus and transitioning from Mobile Medical Response
Officials forced Falck to add AMR in October to increase service
Cheshire County officials used pandemic relief funds to create county EMS after failed bid to buy ambulance service
Performance metrics showed Bi-County Ambulance in Yuba and Sutter counties remained in compliance despite staffing shortages
Skaneateles Ambulance Volunteer Emergency Services applied to expand into Cayuga County in 2024
Grady EMS decided not to renew its contract with Baldwin County, choosing to focus on Atlanta, Fulton County
EMS officials in Cayuga County are looking at how to deal with increased calls as AMR prepares to leave at year’s end
Traverse City voters chose the fire department, over Mobile Medical Response, as the primary ambulance service
Bill ties state’s Medicaid reimbursement rates to federal Medicare rates, paying whichever is higher, and removes 20-mile travel exemption
Clark County will begin to use Advanced EMT staffing after years of ALS staffing for every call
Greenup County Ambulance Authority is launching six paramedic-staffed ambulances providing round-the-clock coverage
Cayuga County considers what ambulance service to select based on call data since AMR announced departure
The Town of Burlington announced a partnership with Medix Ambulance after the City of Burlington decided to end existing service due to cost
The Town of Burlington announced a partnership with Medix Ambulance after the City of Burlington decided to end existing service due to cost
The Mobile Fire Department has begun providing ambulance service to approximately 20,000 new residents after a referendum on the annexation
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