EMS Advocacy
The EMS advocacy topic features related articles, news, resources and videos concerning EMS issues and efforts to keep them in the forefront.
In an era flooded with statistics, EMS leaders must learn to frame the facts in human terms. Storytelling transforms metrics into meaning — and meaning into momentum.
Collaboration between EMS and community resources is key to creating a stronger network of mental health crisis response
Co-writer Patrick Pianezza: “I’ve been in those boots and I’m here to tell you thank you.”
Greg Friese turns the tables by interviewing host Rob Lawrence about how his Royal Army Medical Corps service has influenced his leadership through 30 years of EMS
Hear from a host of EMS experts on how to improve patient care, leadership skills and operations for providers and leaders at every level
Looking back into the data on EMS activations and trends, and looking forward in hope
One year later: I’m thankful for vaccinated EMTs and paramedics and their willingness to serve others with compassion and empathy
Steve Wirth and Doug Wolfberg join host Rob Lawrence to discuss strategies for overcoming hospital bed delays
Four pieces of low-hanging fruit that can improve industry safety for our patients and EMS crews
Join us for a discussion of the 2021 EMS Trend Report’s findings and strategies to combat the major issues facing EMS
Get buy-in and do more with less with these tips for implementing EMS software solutions
Crew resource management, quick reference handbooks and fatigue management strategies can improve patient care and enhance safety
“I feel confident in saying that we have laid the groundwork for good things to come,” Dr. Emily Nichols said
Revision addresses issues such as pediatrics, geriatrics, behavioral/psychiatric health, cultural humility, EMS operations, pharmacology, and EMS wellness
Doug Hooten shares unique retention initiatives with Rob Lawrence, from doggy daycare to a resilience officer
Parallel findings in EMS survey data elevate leadership and career advancement as essential to employee engagement
Hear from live liver donor Will Lindbergh, whose selfless act inspired a charity to encourage first responders to participate in organ donation
In this episode of Inside EMS, host Chris Cebollero is joined by guest host Matt Zavadsky, who offers his thoughts on the current staffing shortage the industry is grappling with
The move is an effort to improve EMS services in the county and eventually the passing of an ordinance establishing a fee to fund the EMS system
“He was a true patriot on and off the battlefield, seeking to unite people and organizations in the interest of providing better medical care”
Ada County commissioners and other elected officials got a firsthand look at what it means to be an EMS provider
“These ambulances and crews will provide necessary relief to our extremely busy EMS systems,” said Will Ray, North Carolina’s emergency management director
In this episode of Inside EMS, Chris Cebollero sits down with Pulsara’s Corey Ricketson to discuss the trajectory of EMS and what the future looks like
“Into the Unknown: The Paramedics’ Journey” will tell the story of modern paramedics on the ground
HBO host uses biting humor to explain “wildly different” EMS systems, surprise billing and poor pay for EMS providers
Open doors and take the next career step by seeking connections
Gold Cross EMS ambulances should have a paramedic on board, track available units and perform quality control reviews, Augusta committee says
The new response model would include EMT staffed ambulances, and send paramedics, when required, via quick response vehicles
After last year’s event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers for the 2021 event plan to honor providers who lost their lives in 2019 and 2020
Krystin Harris was selected for the second collaboration with Marvel Comics to tell the true-life stories of first medical responders from AHN and community EMS services
The Portland Ambulance Department began serving citizens in 1971, along with the Portland Fire Department
“As a result of this suspension of service, the community cannot assume that an ambulance will be available for a call to service,” a social post from the connected fire department read
Doug Hooten on how ESD 11 is tackling recruitment, station construction and fleet purchasing
