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.
New labor regulations will increase the salary threshold for overtime exemptions – Steve Wirth shares how this impacts EMS roles
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Informed by evidence EMS chaplain Russ Myers places a high priority on follow-up with EMS personnel and dispatchers after any pediatric patient transport
New identification tags used statewide will be able to track first responders by scanning ID badges to organize where first responders should go
City officials unanimously passed a resolution to show support for keeping the mutual aid agreement with non-profit ambulance services in neighboring towns
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TransCare abruptly shuttered on Feb. 24 and declared itself bankrupt; 175 former employees said the company did not give them 60 days of notice
Brad Tate was fired in 2013 after officials found he provided substandard care, intimidated and bullied patients and falsified records to show patients who called 911 refused care
The volunteer department has struggled to provide the services over the last few weeks and decided they could not keep up consistent coverage
The fire truck responded after no ambulances were available; the ambulances were stuck at the hospital waiting to hand off a patient
The mayor announced the plan to end the agreement in March; a city council chairman said there is no need to fix something that isn’t broken
The program introduces students to hands-on scenarios earlier than traditional training
Marietta Worth was named the new director of the McLean County EMS; Worth said she wants to adjust paramedic schedules to allow for advanced life support crews 24/7
The subscription service allows residents to pay one flat fee to the EMS department
The union claims the employee turnover rate at the EMS agency last year was 23 percent — twice the national average
The Joint Committee on Rural Emergency Care hosts the conference to improve EMS access for America’s 61 million rural citizens
County commissioners introduced a proposal that would change EMS shifts; the paramedic said it would cause experienced medics to seek work elsewhere
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EMS runs by the Springfield Fire/Rescue division have increased by 40 percent in a decade; officials say the trend cannot continue
Long hospital bed delays are forcing some paramedics to wait hours to hand off a patient to the hospital, resulting in less medics available to respond to calls
An internal memo from D.C. Fire and EMS shows concern over compatibility issues between city ambulances and AMR units
Authorities said she used her phone to take photos of an incapacitated male patient’s genitals
The Stafford Fire Department received several state violations after the February incident in which two firefighters transported a child having a seizure in their fire truck
The partnership with AMR will allow less D.C. Fire and EMS ambulances to be tied up responding to non-emergency calls
Low pay, long hours and high stress are the primary reasons for the shortage; the EMS director said the lack of paramedics has reached “critical levels”
The mayor plans to scrap an agreement with three towns; the new plan was met with skepticism by the former mayor and fire union president
The dispute arose after trustees voted to purchase a Dodge ambulance instead of a more expensive Navistar unit produced locally
Poor pay from hospitals and private health insurers and a sharp rise in Medicaid patients have contributed to the financial woes
The department became licensed as an ALS-level service in 2014; they have three years to meet the requirements or will lose their license
The move comes after a lawsuit between the fire district and county commissioners after they refused to renew the fire district’s certificate to hire its own medical director
Response times have been below the national standard but the chief said adjustments are being made
