EMS Advocacy
The EMS advocacy topic features related articles, news, resources and videos concerning EMS issues and efforts to keep them in the forefront.
Use these assessment and care tips to connect with patients and their families
5 practical ways to align chaplaincy with organizational culture and expectations — and why it matters
Explore the latest Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System findings and what they mean for EMS funding, reimbursement rates, and advocacy in 2025
“What we have is a shortage of people who are willing to work under horrible conditions for chump change and be unappreciated”
Finally, reimbursement for community paramedic home visits on the horizon
“Right here, right now, we are trying to be proactive so everyone can get a living wage”
This year’s survey touches on topics such as lights and sirens usage and treatment-in-place adoption, as well as recruitment and retention initiatives
Applying inspiration and motivation from young athletes to EMS leadership
Human memory is more than information storage and retrieval
“If we don’t do something soon with our Medi-Cal rates, then our EMS system is going to implode”
What keeps us coming back whether you work a sauté station in New York City or an ambulance in Arkansas
“Wendell Primus has been at the very center of virtually every major health and welfare bill” said AMA Board Chair Dr. Sandra Adamson Fryhofer
Our co-hosts discuss the week’s top stories and how providers can positively impact the EMS industry during their career
At the NFL Honors on Thursday, first responders, trainers and the hospital staff who treated Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin were honored as he appeared on stage
Matt Zavadsky shares how MedStar ceased red lights and sirens operations during recent weather event and discusses EMS on-demand
AMR has also purchased supplies for Sensory Kits for each of its 14 ambulances, including ear protection, a doodle pad, a stress ball, fidget marble, fidget spinner and a pop-it device
Be more proactive in your processes and maintain high-level standards of care
Compassion elevates emergency medical care to a ministry of kindness
Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting
Teaching points from the ‘malpractice or murder’ case: Action steps for EMS practitioners
Generate learning and improvement opportunities for the organization, citizens and stakeholders
Learn how MedStar made the jump to an on-demand subscription service that utilizes MIH/CP clinicians
Why right-sizing EMS response is crucial to increasing pay and improving work-life balance
What we can learn about retention from EMS rising stars
Long-time paramedic hopes to educate her community on overdoses after son’s struggle
From locally, to Ecuador and Ukraine, EMS and fire organizations stepped up to make a difference both at home and internationally
Can you have transparency without honesty and communication?
Readers sound off on what’s attracting new talent and keeping members satisfied
Three outdated paradigms holding EMS back
EMS leaders and rising leaders respond with concrete steps to improve recruitment, retention, wellness, safety, etc.
Translating data into information, and information into action
Advocacy, public health and medical specialty organizations signed a nine-page joint letter describing the ambulance bed crisis in a series of stories
Our cohosts go deep on what constitutes a full EMS educational experience and how instructors can provide a full picture of the profession for their students
