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.
Addition of Liberty Ambulance personnel to LifeLine-EMS helps expand operations
How I explained response speed to the question “why don’t you run to the patient?” from an EMT student
Pittsburgh EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist shares the progressive plan she fervently believes will reduce staffing challenges
Follow these steps to become an employer of choice and improve paramedic morale
David Page, Pinnacle EMS Leadership Award winner, discusses diversity in EMS, why we don’t want to talk about it and what we can do to make things better
As the service expands, county voters approve the first EMS user fee bump since 1986
Here are the seven expectations all ambulance services should strive to meet when dealing with Medicare, Medicaid and other federal payers
MedStar shares 7 keys to creating a media partnership that educates the community, promotes the agency and meets the top goals of local media
Our co-hosts sit down with EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Greg Friese to discuss this year’s EMS Trend Report
The ambulance company is following in the footsteps of a Ky. sheriff’s office, which placed the phrase on the backs of its cruisers
Once a volunteer EMS agency decides to hire paid EMTs, these questions must be answered before the positions are announced and interviews begin
A prior conviction banned him from participating in U.S. health care programs
Critics say for-profit ERs reduce the amount of charity care hospitals can perform
The “Madman, Architect, Carpenter, Judge” technique is a useful process to convey complex ideas to field personnel, agency leaders and community stakeholders
The donated kits include three masks in varying sizes, instructions, a leash and information for local animal hospitals
Due to the EMT shortage, the missed, or scratch, calls rate has crept up to 5 percent or more
EMS professionals Hunt, Page and Zuschlag were honored for their impact in the EMS service
Among the countless elements of that higher standard is maintaining, not only the perception, but the reality of objective, unbiased care for all in need
Officials said individuals calling 911 or 066 are sometimes redirected to a dispatcher on the other side of the border
Eric Pracht went missing Friday after going for a walk following a heated conversation with friends
Of the 275 bullet-resistant vests ordered, 30 are made of steel plates
Policy questions are coming at the presidential candidates from every direction; here are six questions EMS should want answered
The service is challenging the nearly $300,000 penalty recommended by OSHA after failing a federal inspection
Add electronic response devices and video to lectures and train with simulation to keep learners engaged, stimulate discussion and apply content
Engage students with an active learning process that connects their coursework with real-world events and the profession they are entering
Appeal to our shared purpose to help people when introducing changes in clinical care
Fire chief: “We’re at the point now where we need to (equip) certain medical units with these ballistic vests”
San Luis’ new ambulance service predicts it will be able to respond up to five times faster than contractors
Social media comments made in haste and frustration are causing public safety personnel to lose their jobs and the community’s trust
From July 1 to July 7, 6 percent of calls were not answered in a timely manner
Our co-hosts discuss the two medics who took unauthorized selfies with over 40 unconscious patients
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn how CAD and ePCR data, not naloxone, might be EMS’s greatest contribution to resolving opioid overdose epidemic
Leaders at Pinnacle conference used the “Wizard of Oz” to discuss greater challenges EMS personnel face
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