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.
Organizations frequently have larger recruitment budgets that they do for retention, but is this the best approach?
Crew resource management, quick reference handbooks and fatigue management strategies can improve patient care and enhance safety
Doug Hooten shares unique retention initiatives with Rob Lawrence, from doggy daycare to a resilience officer
By creating an audit trail every time the safe is opened, new system offers accountability and security
A city proposal would scatter the two-person crews to three fire stations around the city, putting them closer to the emergency calls
A private ambulance company attempted to operate with a crew member known to have a criminal record
The cost-cutting move is part of a mandate by Cook County officials to cut out about 20 percent from the health system’s operating budget
Advocating for change is the only way to make EMS hopes and predictions a reality for the year ahead
The Detroit Fire Department has realigned its fleet of ambulances, declassifying eight to basic life support units
Changes in shift patterns causing disputes
Budgets are shrinking and public disputes are occurring between officials
Fire Chief Keith Ahlstrom got the green light to pursue legal certification to establish a nonprofit ambulance service in the city
North East Ambulance Service said the number of incidents last month rocketed by more than 1,000 for the same time last year
Yearly 911 communications costs in Yadkin County are about $20 a resident, the highest rate when compared with 17 other local counties
Pittsfield Mayor James M. Ruberto confirmed Monday that the city will utilize two companies beginning next month
Official: Ambulance providers are coping with rising costs, decreased government support, low Medicare reimbursement rates and a jump in the number of uninsured Americans
Woman’s father choked to death while EMS crews were having a meal break
Unexplained deaths, delays in treatment and response, and staff being attacked are just some of the out of the ordinary events recorded
‘We’re having to raise the rate on everyone else because of the people who don’t have insurance,’ says the director of servicing for the International Association of EMTs and Paramedics
Fire departments and EMS agencies across New York and New Jersey sent ambulances to the city
There have been times when no one is available and surrounding EMS departments are asked to respond
More than 250 residents attended a public meeting last week to discuss the possibility of privatizing services
Police was driving ambulance when it crashed on an icy road
The 27-year-old man died from positional asphyxia when secured in a prone position on a stretcher
A total of 466 emergency vehicles were delayed for more than 20 minutes outside Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal hospitals
The decisions we make right now will affect the quality of life for thousands of patients for the rest of our careers
The recent cold snap has seen a rise in the number of calls to the emergency services
The big advantage of the histogram is that it allows you to visualize the distribution of all of the response interval data
Proposal rejected to create a special tax district that would keep Rotterdam Emergency Medical Services afloat
The five-year contract is valued at about $45 million a year, depending on how well Rural/Metro’s collects from a wide range of patients and health insurers
Paramedics at Great Western Ambulance Service are being balloted for action over concerns about health and safety linked to the staggering of working hours
