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.
The vital role of self-awareness and authenticity in shaping EMS leadership
We asked our audience, “How long should you look for a patient you can’t locate?”
Learn how to hone your thinking process to optimize your agency’s performance and achieve your career dreams
The mayor plans to add 30 part-time dispatchers to help manage the calls and cut down the wait time
The need for ballistic vests as an all-hazard PPE for EMS personnel reflects their changing role and the constant threat of violent patient encounters
To move out of crisis mode and on from dire consultant studies, volunteer EMS needs less analysis and more action
Fire departments can use the program’s money for terrorism response training
Roanoke Fire and EMS suggests creating kits with items like personal hygiene products and medicine
Only 3 percent of patients paid their bills, according to city documents
Learn how grant funding can help meet the challenge every EMS agency is facing
Mark Bocian worked for the city for over 40 years and is one of 3 remaining employees who started with the Pittsburgh EMS upon its 1975 inception
Michael Morse joins the podcast to talk about the inspiration behind his books
Our co-hosts think the DC Fire and EMS leadership is failing the public and its EMS providers
The mayor said the claim was a “routine” matter but that supervisors should have been alerted to whom it involved
City officials stand with the fire chief and the pace of reforms to training, staffing and bringing in private ambulances
Knowing when to use these management tools to identify and reduce at-risk work behaviors is critical to being a successful EMS leader
The growing number of limited English speakers raises the urgency for managers and chiefs to have a solid plan for communicating with them in times of need
What is the clinical obligation vs. legal obligation when the standard of care changes for cardiac arrest treatment?
Increasing the number of ambulances in a regionalized fleet maintenance program gives paramedic chiefs more influence with vendors
The medical director’s resignation is the latest failure for a department entrusted with the care of the nation’s capital citizens and visitors
Some officials in other jurisdictions weren’t happy to see the contract extension appear on the agenda
The EMS supervisor earned about $50,000 in overtime by overseeing EMS, firefighters and police training
The two year grant-funded initiative aims to reduce repeat hospital visits and improve quality care for patients
Dr. Jullette Saussy said the department is resistant to reform and that people are dying needlessly
Unified command and collaborative response by all responders in community is the key to successful active shooter and MCI response
Without knowing the root cause of the behavior problem, fixing it is sheer luck
With the system, the department also was able to track its crews and pinpoint hundreds of game-related events around the county
They were reassigned to duties away from patient care and will undergo additional training while an investigation is conducted
The lawsuit argues that the company, which mostly provides transport for dialysis patients, fraudulently billed Medicare for these rides as ambulance rides
We are regularly reminded that the communities we serve know little about EMS costs, challenges and services provided
Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics have an obligation to respond regardless of their opinions about addiction and Narcan
