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.
These priorities ensure leaders have the tools to inspire trust, lead effectively, and guide their teams with confidence and expertise
Explore the intersection of severe weather and emergency services with forecasting trends, infrastructure vulnerabilities and the importance of proactive planning
Compare insights from both readiness- and demand-driven models
The organization released a statement saying they disagree with IAFF’s belief that the method is inappropriate for the leaders they represent
Using LEAD principles, EMS leaders can encourage employee retention at their organizations
When sleep-deprived, “Individuals working critical jobs may put themselves and [others] at risk,” one researcher said
Dozens of EMS providers protested against the ballot measure which they say eliminates private companies’ liability for violating legislation that would keep the current practice of staying on call during breaks in place
Officials want to move ahead with Gold Cross EMS negotiations after a court threw out the process that might have led to the company being replaced
Officials from Decatur’s two public hospitals took opposing sides, each bringing doctors, hospital executives and ambulance directors to support their cases
Embrace change, empower leaders and remove cancer are three factors to evolve an EMS agency and avoid the pitfalls of stagnation
Overdose cases can create numerous logistical problems when there are multiple overdose cases around the same time in different locations
The issue dogged Augusta officials as a church complained about the current provider and commissioners clashed over the process to pick the next one
Our EMS expert panel identifies actions EMS leaders can take to improve clinical and operational performance, and to advance the profession
An organization’s leadership culture may explain the stark difference in opinion between providers and leaders on issues of patient and provider safety
Officials said that since residents in the unincorporated areas they are responding to don’t contribute to the EMS system, other taxpayers are bearing the burden
Pre-plan, build, and stock equipment that can serve as a future ambulance and specialty vehicle in the event of emergency evacuation
Making the EMS Agenda 2050 become reality will require strengthening the collaboration between EMS, public health and healthcare
While the majority of the building houses a family practice, roughly 1,000 square feet of the building contains a vehicle bay and accommodations
The EMS Agenda 2050 outlines six guiding principles for the future of emergency medical services
Proposition 11 asks voters to give private ambulance companies the power to keep their workers on duty during meal and rest breaks
Officials said there are only three EMS providers on staff in the city of Michigan, and the ambulance service will close in December
Use these actions to positively improve employee engagement and satisfaction by demonstrating value and appreciation
EMS should utilize a data-driven approach to value management that considers both quality and costs
Emphasizing the old-world values of Squad 51’s Johnny and Roy in today’s EMS
AmeriCare MedServices accused 12 cities of conspiring to monopolize the EMS market and shut them out from contracts
Our co-hosts answer an email from a listener asking for help in transitioning to a position of power from the fire truck
Officials estimate that the Southwest Texas Crisis Collaborative will save taxpayer money and boost mental health services for patients
Emergency calls and the need for EMS providers is growing, especially in rural communities, at the same time counties across Kentucky are reporting shortages
Craigsville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tracy Martin said the volunteers voted to stop responding to EMS calls because they felt unneeded
Manatee County EMS is hoping to relieve fatigued EMS providers by decreasing the number of ambulances making nighttime runs in a year-long program
The bedbugs reappeared at a Jamestown EMS station despite several treatments to remove them
Our co-hosts are joined by EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Greg Friese to discuss the most recent EMS trend report and what it means for industry personnel
Southwestern N.H. District Fire Mutual Aid Chief Joe Sangermano said call volume continues to increase as does the difficulty in having agencies able to respond
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