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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How solving peoples’ problems creates value in community building
For the most part, we generally like to be led by those whom we admire, respect and have confidence in
Several cities do not call the closest possible ambulance due to “politically charged” reasons like clashing egos and turf disputes
From switching to hospital-based services and buying equipment in bulk, to understanding how the Affordable Care Act may affect ambulance reimbursement trends, Minn. cities are constantly making adjustments
The recommendation for dispatching the closest unit could mean a radical change away from a system that historically has divided the county up into fire boxes
The time to change policies and procedures is when analysis shows a need, not in the heat of the moment
As part of a pilot program, they’re taking mentally ill patients straight to psychiatric facilities to avoid a trip to the ER
Six Mich. cities are forming an EMS consortium and say getting performance guarantees will help fine-tune deployment of their own first responders
Squad Captain John Gavaris said the EMT would not have been suspended had he not had a record “of violating our policies and not following our rules”
The new policy intends to limit publishing of inappropriate, confidential or privileged information online
Over a four-year period, companies owned by Rural/Metro billed Medicare for numerous emergency patient transportation trips when the calls were not emergencies
Stephen Sawyer, who is not old enough to drive an ambulance, resigned after criticism for driving the child to the hospital when no other ambulance crews were available
She made the 911 calls starting in 2011, sometimes calling as many as six times a day; each time she was helped, medics found no medical issues
Fixing our issues with medical incompetence doesn’t begin with a degree, it begins with changing our expectations of ourselves
Officials say the $44 to $53 increase is a response to a surge in emergency calls and the need for a third ambulance
Austin paramedic Robert Yarger will be suspended for two 12-hour shifts
Officials said the dispatcher who should have seen the call got up to go on break and that caused a four-minute delay in dispatching an ambulance
Jeffery Plata waived his right to a preliminary hearing on charges connected to the crash that killed a fellow EMT
Cuts to vaccination and screening programs mean a bump in service calls — how do we capitalize?
The WTC Registry was reopened and the deadline for joining is now extended to Sept. 11, 2014
A’Darrin Washington was found ‘cold to the touch’ in the taxi after being discharged from a hospital in 2011
EMS will continue to shrivel if we don’t change and expand the profession we love
The man, who was under the influence of methamphetamines at the time, crashed it into several houses, power poles and cars on a joy ride
A new report shows Oahu, Hawaii’s only private ambulance service turned down nearly 40 percent of calls, has lagging response times
Criminal acts and civic crises abounded this year
The rural ambulance service owes employees four paychecks; one EMT says company should “throw in the towel”
Calls were immediately rerouted to neighboring departments and extra officers were placed on streets for residents to directly report incidents
The damage forced medics to pull the unit over and wait for a second ambulance to arrive to continue the transport
Employees affected by last week’s unexpected mass layoffs were told they wouldn’t get their final paychecks before Christmas
Zachary Helsel, 20, falsely claimed to be a paramedic to a co-worker who was having a medical emergency
They failed twice to respond to the call and a neighboring service had to be sent