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
When ambulances are delayed, the community’s safety net becomes a teetering house of cards
While tactical medical teams are helpful, the medics on the scene are often the ones who happened to be on duty
An educational product is only as good as the hands you put it in, so carefully consider your teaching methods
We treat the patient with flu-like symptoms with the same urgency as one with acute congestive heart failure; this equal application of the standard doesn’t make sense
This is part 1 of a five-part series exploring the components of Emotional Intelligence as they relate to EMS professionals
The hits just keep on coming, as the embattled department sees failure after failure
Dr. Shana Nicholson has remained energized by taking time off when needed and continuing her education to serve the EMS profession in different ways
In an industry where courage and bravery seem plentiful, we shrink from even the slightest appearance of social conflict
The dispute between Bonita Springs and Lee County over who should run the EMS service spills over into court