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.
Tips from Boston EMS for starting a health and wellness program to support member resiliency
RAA focuses on a culture of safety, resilience training and face time with the chiefs when orienting new employees to the organization
In this episode, our co-hosts are joined by Maria Beermann-Foat to discuss how agencies can start the retention process in the first 90 days of a new hire
The workshop would look at the potential issuing of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
The city of Riverside requires ambulance companies to have a franchise permit and so far has granted a permit for nonemergency calls only to American Medical Response
Pair accused of stealing about $26,000 and ordering equipment for personal use
Dr. Daniel Schwartz has experience in disaster medicine, hazardous-materials response and rescue operations
To save $500,000 in overtime costs next year, the village board agreed to authorize the fire chief to determine service levels on a day-to-day basis
Paramedics don’t see eye to eye over the way Trinity EMS has been managing Advanced Life Support services
Engaging your workforce requires not figuring out how to motivate people, but identifying what their internal motivations are
Houlton town manager says department taxed by additional ambulance runs
EMS recruitment is an important part of any manager’s job and it is especially true in an industry like EMS where the average age of workers is over 40 years old
Just like a bridge needs strong pillars for adequate support, the EMS team needs strong, capable members to provide the best level of care
Proper EMS response requires that all equipment, clothing, safety gear and supplies are in their proper place, in good condition and ready to go at a moment’s notice
For decades, EMS has been an emergency medicine “hobby.” That needs to change.
Medic pulled over and found with a variety of pills and a plastic bag that appeared to contain a “white powder” drug
Under proposal, ambulance service needed by a resident would be billed to their insurance
Medic allegedly refused to accompany a patient to the hospital
A Houston Chronicle investigation in October documented the unabated growth of private EMS companies in the Houston region
Plan would switch from 24 to 12-hour shifts, reducing about 26 percent of firefighters in D.C.
William Dubbs joined Chambersburg’s department in February 1985 as an emergency medical technician
Suggestions on how to handle conflict between EMS treatment recommendations and a belief system
Women want to join up with Hatzolah to respond in cases of labor or gynecological emergencies
President of Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association says Cincinnati is catching up to Cleveland, Columbus in increasing EMS
Scott Krein was hired in 2007 as deputy director for emergency management in Oconee Country
After 2010 hospital closure, city quickly established this temporary EMS facility, which will house 9 units, staff 21 ambulance tours daily
While short-term fixes have been available, EMS providers must devote much more time to this issue than they have in past
In the survey sample, more than half of the respondents were classified as fatigued
The woman suffered from seizures and convulsions the day the incident took place
The paramedics who worked the Michael Jackson call may have done nothing wrong, but they had to endure grilling by attorneys who challenged their skills and questioned their decisions.
With current system, some patients do not forward the EMS reimbursement checks their insurance companies send them