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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A tale of two cites — one rising, the other falling fast
The deal is back on the table after city officials decided not to seek proposals from private ambulance companies
Ambulance Inc. alleged Air Methods would call teams from their own company who were too far away, and inked a new agreement with PHI Air Medical
The hearing centered on the death of Cecil Mills, who died of cardiac arrest when firefighters at a station across the street refused to help him
Medics who responded to a toddler having a seizure were praised for their decision not to wait for an ambulance to travel in rush hour traffic
They’re concerned about the “lack of progress in EMS structural reform” and are pushing for fire and medical services to be managed by a consortium
Victory EMS is the only service for 900 square miles; managers hope it’s a temporary problem as they reorganize collection of payments
The city says Decatur EMS has failed keep two ambulances in service at all times since an employee walk-off in early February
The investigative report recommends discipline for the five firefighters and four 911 dispatch employees who sent the ambulance to the wrong address
Medic Gene Ryan is planning to sue the department due to mismanagement
The plan calls for spending $82 million on fleet and facilities between now and 2018
The 911 center is not integrated with local law enforcement agencies, and a software overhaul would improve communications
When ambulances are delayed, the community’s safety net becomes a teetering house of cards
While tactical medical teams are helpful, the medics on the scene are often the ones who happened to be on duty
Sixty percent of the state’s approximately 200 rural ambulance services are volunteers, and the population is aging with few recruits
Residents, schools and businesses could pay between $2.70 and $14.39 to cover the cost of ambulance services
9 ambulances were held up at an ER for up to 3 1/2 hours
A partnership is looking more like a major change in ambulance services, and seems to follow a pattern of takeovers where other EMS workers were let go
The former Texas medic received four years for each of the two counts against her and will be eligible for parole after four years
An educational product is only as good as the hands you put it in, so carefully consider your teaching methods
We treat the patient with flu-like symptoms with the same urgency as one with acute congestive heart failure; this equal application of the standard doesn’t make sense
DEMSI hasn’t met requirements since workers walked off the job for three hours Friday; meanwhile, First Response declined a call after an argument over location
Terri Elmore, 42, testified she had suffered fainting spells for many years, including one just two days before the accident
Brandon Church is on probation for one year after sending a message with sexual innuendo to a woman he treated during an emergency response in 2012
The crew continued despite the refusal, but fights over which agency should respond may lead to changes in an area plagued by competition over services
Officials say shared city and county services will be a hot button issue this year
Some departments will be asking their conscious patients if they have a concealed weapon
“He just leaned up against the fire engine with his arms folded the entire time. I can’t get that image out of my head,” said Marie Mills, whose father died.
