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.
Do you want someone that is tired and angry on the front lines representing your department?
EMS agencies focus on patient care, but customer service is equally important
EMS leaders should set clear expectations for everyone, which must be communicated and upheld
Trustees vote 2-1 to seek additional $4.5M property tax issue
The city decided to move toward privatizing ambulance transport service
At first glance, they seem pretty cool, but what happens when the catch-phrase does not match the conduct?
Olean General Hospital is mailing letters to 1,915 patients who may have been infected after improper sharing of insulin pens
EMS, EMTs are demanding policy changes, citing poor administrative planning
Because of a computer “glitch”, the ambulance was dispatched later than normal
Officers arrested the South African medic for “hindering a police officer to perform his duties”
Tim Hayes was hit by a tractor-trailer and two SUVs and was dragged several feet
After being rushed to the hospital for chest pains, he was left even without a pillow
Currently, the workers’ compensation system does not recognize PTSD
Authorities said 100 percent of the work force will be out on the streets
Lag between service, payment with state, federal insurance forcing services to borrow money, says state ambulance association
The bill has nearly been passed twice and is again up for consideration
She reportedly did not follow proper procedure when responding to a patient with severe chest pains
Control room workers will each receive £250 if they dramatically reduce the number of ambulances sent
Venice Chief Jim Warman is recommneding the city take over EMS within city limits
Some workers have been fired for not wanting to receive the shot
Originally, firefighters would not receive calls about low-level medical calls that only ambulances needed to go to
$63,000 worth of ambulance bills have gone unpaid over the last three years
After a two and a half month investigation, family members wonder if incompetence and problems with the city’s 911 system played a role in the woman’s death
The paramedic says officials did nothing to stop repeated and aggressive harassment from coworkers
Union activists and firefighters booed city officials and chanted “Recall! Recall!”
Create a management culture that makes it okay to say “I need some rest”
Now is a great time to begin thinking about positive PR for your agency for next December
Because of a defeated tax levy, paramedics will no longer respond to certain calls starting in February
The city has more than 1,900 firefighters and less than 250 paramedics even though 84 percent of calls are for EMS
The bill protects Mich. vol. firefighters’ small compensation from being considered income
The Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act was introduced in June 2009
The Ind. department’s chief says like other firehouses, they must do more with less
In the wake of violence against responders, firefighters and paramedics discuss if being armed is worth it
