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.
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The district has only one EMT staffed to run the ambulance service
The new EMS body armor will protect providers when they are in the field
EMS providers need to admit that prehospital patient care errors can and do happen to begin addressing this serious cause of patient injury and death
During April, there were a combined 714 incidents of delays in handing over patients to staff
The paramedic claims the city’s chief became “loud and aggressive” toward her after the grievance was filed
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A fire department spokesman said paramedics aren’t sent into areas where they need it; union officials say that is not true
All personnel need appropriate access to information, forms and schedules from any device which connects to the Internet
Pay for training, regardless of on-duty or off-duty, depends on the requirement and intent of the training course
An EMS agency, facing an applicant shortage, surveyed EMS providers to see if employee-employer compensation expectations matched
Explore the answers with elected and appointed officials so informed decisions can be made about the future of your EMS service
Is your department properly identifying reporting and returning overpayments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?
The bill amounted to $18,000 more than the bills from the ER doctor, hospital and ground ambulance combined
Despite the stigma Narcan carries, officials said it should be administered and could save a life during a potential drug overdose
The director aims to have 94 percent of the state access to an air ambulance within 30 minutes
The company has over 700 employees who will decide who they want to be represented by in collective bargaining
Over nine types of mold were found in and around the station
To maintain and expand, NAEMT officials said EMS must undergo an “EMS 3.0" transformation
More funding is needed in the county’s capital budget to replace gear and renovate fire stations
The council voted to fund the new service after years of inconsistent emergency service
Attitudes are contagious, especially when you’re working for a toxic partner or organization
The EMT training will allow officers to provide immediate medical and advanced treatment in emergency situations
Mayor Kevin Faulconer outlined plans to improve and alleviate current 911 system issues
Chief John Dunham said crews called “two or three times” for an ambulance at the scene of a house fire, but it took 20 minutes for one to arrive
At least 250,000 deaths each year can be attributed to medical care that has gone awry
The long-awaited rule mandates that all health care providers receiving Medicare reimbursement return identified overpayments within 60-days or face Federal False Claims Act liability
Crews had to wait for police to arrive and determine the scene safe at the domestic shooting
Fairfax Underground curator Carey Weidemann said he thought Chief Bowers’ statements were a “deflection of blame”
Twenty-one minutes after the first 911 call and about 17 minutes after officials dispatched a unit, Keith Zapoticky was taken to a hospital; he was placed on life support and died two days later
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