As AI tools move quickly from concept to deployment, EMS leaders face practical questions about value, risk and readiness. This series provides clear, applied guidance for chiefs, directors and agency leaders on how to evaluate and implement AI to support clinical care, reduce documentation burden, improve decision-making, streamline operations and simplify workforce management.
Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore on recognizing EMS as an essential service with the funding and career pathways to match
SPOTLIGHT ON AI
Closing out the year with a rapid-fire look at what frontline providers are really saying — from spinal immobilization, to swiping through microlearning
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about scene safety following the vicious attack on two Detroit medics
Instead of placarding an ambulance with “In God We Trust” a county-funded EMS agency might have considered alternative uses for the time and funds
If the leaders of an EMS agency have failed to prepare personnel for an active shooter response, they need to get the training done, one way or another
An EMS organization with one or more of these problems is in severe distress and needs immediate managerial interventions
Experience shows that many EMS agencies lack three essential policies to prevent and protect the agency from harm
Tragedies like that in Roseburg, Oregon, can happen anywhere; use these tips to kick-start your MCI planning so as not to be blindsided
Learning from my errors, however uncomfortable, is an essential part of my continuous improvement as a paramedic
Budgeting is a sure sign of EMS leadership commitment to fatigue risk management
Remove obstacles, follow through and invite people to become part of a caring and dedicated community organization