EMS Advocacy
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“You cannot demand universal emergency response and then deny universal financial responsibility”
With 76% of EMS professionals facing burnout, agencies must prioritize recovery, resilience and leadership modeling to protect provider health and patient safety
Identify and aid team members facing depression, burnout or compassion fatigue to foster an emotionally safe organizational environment
Industry leaders weigh in on celebrating EMS Week amidst the forces shaping the EMS landscape
Because of EMS, emergency care begins closer to the point of illness or injury than ever before
Agencies and government officials must evaluate performance expectations and funding to determine appropriate EMS delivery models
Listen to Randy Mantooth and Kevin Tighe, who played Johnny and Roy, on the first episode of the “Into the Unknown” podcast
In a Boston Globe opinion piece, Dr. Eric Dickson says paying ambulance services to care for patients at home instead of transporting them would also cut costs
Activities include Moving Honors, the EMS Tree of Life unveiling ceremony and the presentation of dog tags to families
Assistant Chief Brian Zaitz shares the keys to finding balance and excellence at home and on the job
Chief of Training Brian Brush encourages first responders to trust the public’s unquestionable faith in fire/EMS members to power an unquenchable passion for the mission
Continuing the mission of emergency services legends, leaders and champions
NFFF Managing Director Victor Stagnaro will lead the organization after Ron Siarnicki finishes his term
The event celebrates EMS providers and builds awareness of their important role in communities
The National EMS Museum hopes to inspire a new generation to take up the call
FDIC presenters offer up tips on coordinating critical care team delivery, and adopting transformative actions once considered heresy
The EMS industry research has spoken: tradition and old cultural norms and beliefs don’t apply to the evolution of EMS today
A national survey reveals EMS economic and operations redesigns that would have been considered heresy just years ago
Advocating for “a little bit more money, a little bit more protection and a little bit more rights for EMS providers”
A state grant will fully fund training for 10 licensed paramedics for Rapid Response EMS
EMS on the Hill has concluded but the lobbying must continue
April is National Poetry Month; challenge ChatGPT to a poetry battle and send your best lines to EMS1!
As part of EMS on the Hill Day, NAEMT recognized three leaders
EMS leaders gather on our Congressional leaders’ turf to advocate for EMS
Seeking state legislators’ support, FASNY president Edward Tase Jr. described staffing issues and the effects of hospital closures
“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
