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.
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The union claims the mayor did an end-around a court order by making the noncompetitive appointment
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Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
The service is running 16 percent more calls than last year, which was also up 11 percent
Those who pay the annual fee will not have to pay more than what their insurance covers for ambulance service
Grants, hospitals and third-party payers will off set the community paramedicine program
Officials are in the midst of a 10-month study looking at how to best provide ambulance services
For now, medics will travel to more distant hosptials
The fire department is accused of picking calls from areas with higher incomes, more insurance coverage and a greater likelihood of payment
The plan calls for having physicians in dispatch centers to determine who needs transport to the ER
In public service, there is no separation of professional and private lives when it comes to criminal charges
Town official says his hands are tied from acting until courts decide the case
“The only way I can lead is to be deeply involved in what we are doing,” he said; he hopes to run calls as frequently as possible
The list of items found inside the ambulance included: cannabis infused oral spray, pot corn and green marijuana cigars
Lawyers disagree on how the term ‘voluntary’ applies to the rule prohibiting fire, EMS from serving on boards in another district
Daniel Nigro, who helped rebuild the city’s fire department after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, will lead the FDNY
The program has also resulted in a 7 percent decrease in trips to the emergency department
The paid service became part of the firefighter union’s contract and doesn’t pull in enough revenue to cover itself, officials say
Ambulance Service of Manchester will now be the sole provider after the town manager severed ties with the longtime service over a pending sale to AMR
If the decision isn’t based on data that explains why another service is necessary, it can be detrimental to the existing service and patient care
A veteran EMS provider wants to establish another service, causing tension with the his former provider which does not back the plan
The ambulance service was recently dropped as the primary designation due to issues with slow response times, but the city hopes it won’t have to shut down
EMS Chief Jeff Sparks said there’s no plans to appeal the vote to join the National Emergency Medical Services Association
She says she told her bosses she thought he was intoxicated before he crashed an ambulance into another car; afterwards she was retaliated against and then fired
Since the city fire department took over patient transports on March 3, American Medical Response has had 199 delayed calls, and 13 were between 20 and 30 minutes
Many criminal charges involving embezzlement of volunteer fire and EMS department funds could be prevented with basic financial controls
The state will start tracking ambulance VIN numbers to stop companies from shutting down to avoid paying back large audits, then reopening under a different name
He also worked as a dispatcher, and is accused of getting reimbursed twice by the different departments for the same expenses
Response times are growing, and the system is starting to crumble, the battalion chief told the city council
It went from on the verge of losing its license to being named the state service of the year; she also launched training courses forthose in rural areas with long response times
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