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.
With growing concerns over AMR’s performance, Buffalo looks at managing its own EMS – a decision that could set a precedent for other cities
To lead and inspire an EMS team, motivation must first come from within
Understand the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation
John Powell, 48, said he suffered breathing problems and needed emergency care after police allegedly asked paramedics to inject him with ketamine
EMS Director Mike Phillips noted that there are safety concerns with employees working 24 to 36 consecutive hours
The lawsuit names Pima County, Rural/Metro Fire Department and an individual deputy and paramedic as defendants
Officials said the Delran Emergency Squad was shut down because its chief, Donald Horner, tried to hinder an investigation and lacks certification
EMS1 and Fitch & Associates take an in-depth look at EMS trends in the United States and set a foundation for assessing how the EMS profession is changing
The EMS leader’s task is to recognize and reduce negative impacts of bias as much as possible
Changing a fragmented industry from the bottom up
Featuring systems-level questions that help to identify high-functioning STEMI systems of care
Firefighter Colton Conrad, who has been employed with Panama City Beach for three years, said it’s a tough job, but the payoff is worth it
Mineral Wells says it is continuing to make a large number of EMS calls and asked commissioners for a greater subsidy to offset operational costs and losses
“While we understand things break, when it becomes the norm not the exception is when the alarm needs to be sounded,” union president Patrick Lancton said
“Essentially a company shows up, there’s no oversight ... there’s no anything,” Decatur Fire Department Chief Jeff Abbott said
A group of former EMTs drafted a proposal to take over Rural Medical, which has been out of service since the majority of its volunteer EMTs quit
Sharing data across EMS agencies is one of the most effective ways to combat the opioid crisis in communities
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article about a pulled drug trial in Minnesota and its implication for local emergency responders
A judge ruled that Kern County should change how they conduct business with ambulance companies
Two agencies share innovative ways to use data to improve performance, as well as measure and report the value EMS providers offer to their patients, agencies and communities
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article written by EMS1 columnist Catherine Counts
EMS leaders respond to Star Tribune report of administering ketamine to agitated, restrained patients in Minneapolis
The report said that Hennepin Healthcare EMS providers, in the presence of police, injected suspects of crimes and others who already appeared to be restrained
Employee turnover costs money and morale points, so how can organizations raise retention levels among workers?
Adopting clinical data registries to measure performance will allow EMS to integrate fully with systems of care
Improving patient outcomes, hospital relations and the community narrative with data analysis
EMS can apply the four-lens foundation for the science of improvement to reducing opioid overdose deaths within their communities
“Dispatchers are now answering approximately 1,000 more calls per day. That’s about 1,000 more calls from seven years ago,” Mayor Mark Farrell said
The post mentioned a patient who died after suffering a heart attack in a backyard chicken coop
American Medical Response said they will increase staffing and add ambulances after an EMT was caught assaulting a restrained teen patient
NFPA 3000 isn’t a tactical document or a policies and procedures manual; it’s a framework to develop programs that integrate planning, response and recovery to active shooter hostile events
EMS1 leaders reflect on the fitting theme of EMS Week 2018, and how their colleagues have furthered their own careers and contributions to the field
Instead of sending an ambulance to every call, nurses will find out more about the patient and figure out a better alternative for them
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