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.
How one county agency is saving lives with prehospital transfusions
Explore the latest Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System findings and what they mean for EMS funding, reimbursement rates, and advocacy in 2025
Be the person you needed when you were new and set a positive example on every shift
The Colo. grand jury indictment of two paramedics calls ketamine a “deadly weapon,” a category normally used for guns and knives in criminal complaints
In the past year, Polk County first responders have been asked to pick up 4,495 mandatory OT shifts, totaling 89,434 hours
Starting paramedic pay for paramedics is just below $13 per hour, well below other Tampa-area agencies
Ray Mollers becomes the principal administrator for organization that facilitates the day-to-day movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their duties
ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare will serve 600,000 north Harris County, Texas residents with 40 ambulances
Officials are using American Rescue Plan funds to pay a $250 vaccination incentive for full-time EMS employees
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts welcome listener Ronnie Hall, who flips the script on the traditional guest dynamic by asking the co-hosts his own questions
When EMS leaders can inform, interact, collaborate and inspire “a solution shared is a problem halved”
I can’t presume to know what’s in the heart of this vaccine resister, but each preventable firefighter, paramedic and cop COVID-19 death is heartbreaking to me
Fla. counties are launching new ambulances, using fire rescue vehicles to transport patients amidst, high volumes, hospital bypasses
The Mission Fire Fighters Association noted firefighters heavily pushed for fire-based EMS because of high call volume and the lack of a secondary provider
While Vicksburg does use a company for medical billing, it does not have a process for collecting past-due bills
Medics are preparing to treat some patients at home rather than transport them to hospitals
Leaders share staff support and retention ideas they implemented to support providers during call surges
Richard Zuschlag, Acadian Ambulance Chairman and CEO, issues urgent plea for help in “a positive way” to increase vaccination of employees and their friends and family
The Charlotte, N.C. agency is implementing a deadline for all employees to get the vaccine or submit religious or medical exemptions
As the Delta variant increases COVID-19 numbers, more children are requiring hospitalization than during the 2020 surge
HBO host uses biting humor to explain “wildly different” EMS systems, surprise billing and poor pay for EMS providers
Kevin Lanterman, a 29-year veteran of Sedgwick County EMS, was chosen by county management following the resignation of the previous director
Nine volunteers in Laverne cover an area of more than 800 square miles
While some question the involvement of a private contractor, others are negotiating who would be eligible
Commissioners in Sumter County voted to transfer EMS dispatching duties from AMR to the county
First Response owner David Childers said Decatur Morgan Hospital is not part of the city’s traditional ambulance service agreement, and accused the hospital of stealing his employees
Rob Lawrence and Scott Moore on how to retain EMS staff through the first year
2 of the 4 EMTs present at a police-involved shooting were not interviewed by state investigators, union says
Open doors and take the next career step by seeking connections
Dr. John Gallagher, former Sedgwick County EMS director, resigned last week and agreed not to sue officials or individuals in exchange for $85,000
As the Delta variant accelerates in the U.S., first responders should be aware of the differences in the latest strain
The AAA/Newton 360 turnover survey measures the cost of replacing EMTs and paramedics
