EMS Management
The EMS management topic focuses on leadership within EMS agencies, bringing together a range of relevant columns and resources as well as the latest news on EMS department operations, budget issues and new appointments.
Steps to implementing unified command, staging and access learned from the Route 91 Harvest Festival attack
The owners of a special event standby service in Nevada offer lessons learned from the Route 91 festival shooting in Las Vegas
In an era of thin resources and rising demands, it’s not just tech or tactics that define great EMS teams — it’s leadership rooted in everyday respect
Highlighted by the PWW Advisory Group, the South Dakota Ambulance Association-backed series details funding woes, long response times
Powell County Paramedic Eddie Barnes won’t be penalized for administering antivenom to a snake-bite victim despite lacking a wilderness certification.
Medicare will pay claims without add-ons if a funding deal takes more than two weeks
Democrats blocked a GOP short-term bill, demanding reversal of Medicaid cuts and an extension of ACA premium tax credits, while Republicans rejected the trillion-dollar price tag
An internal probe found the Waterbury recruits used phones and computers during the proctored test
Launched in 2012, the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Medical Unit has grown from four to 14 cross-trained deputies
The city’s Rescue 1 and Rescue 2 now carry two units in military-grade fridges, bringing transfusions to the scene and boosting survival
New York State Police say the captain falsified timesheets to collect $14,230 he didn’t earn
Northwest Ambulance District faces soaring equipment prices, staffing pressures as continued levies sustain service
An Mecklenburg EMS MEDIC ambulance was hit by gunfire, renewing calls for state funding to equip EMS with ballistic vests.
Essex County plan would shift from county staffing to town-run EMS, using an estimated $2M a year in STR revenue to reimburse 50% of local EMS spending
Powell County EMS crew faces a hearing after learning that only wilderness paramedics can administer antivenom
The Illinois Department of Public Health rejected Orland Fire Protection District’s waiver to put an ambulance back in service after it was taken offline in June
An OMB memo directs departments to plan “reductions in force” for lapsed-funded programs, going beyond past furloughs by eliminating positions
From burnout to broken trust, the warning signs are everywhere
After AMR doubled rates to $4,700 per transport, Spokane Fire District 9 plans an in-house ambulance
At an Oneida Council meeting, Supervisor Matt Roberts warned of folding ambulance providers and county takeover costs
An Orlando Fire Department EMT was fired after a months-long investigation into a 34-second video clip where they made a comment about women’s voting rights
Single Onslow County paramedics will handle lift assists and minor calls, keeping ambulances free for high-acuity emergencies
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After terminating the previous NEMSAC council, the Department of Transportation says it seeks members who fairly represent diverse EMS and 911 roles
Cumberland County EMS Director warned the split could push county units out of the city, lengthen response times, and strain EMS finances
States may sub-award Rural Health Transformation Program funds to EMS agencies for technology, staffing and system upgrades
Walkerville EMS runs climbed to 186 last month as growth and dispatch changes expanded coverage
An ad hoc panel will review options as Essex County proposes an EMS Stabilization Plan
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