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Should healthcare professionals lose their jobs if they refuse a COVID-19 vaccine?
Lessons from Pinellas County and an AIMHI EMTALA webinar that may help us all out
MCHD offers a successful “air traffic control” strategy to decrease turnaround times
In a Boston Globe opinion piece, Dr. Eric Dickson says paying ambulance services to care for patients at home instead of transporting them would also cut costs
Syracuse providers also can transport patients to urgent care centers to ease hospital ED overcrowding
The patient died at the scene, and the Johnson County Ambulance District medic who was in the back suffered lacerations to his head
Louisville Officer Nickolas Wilt was on the job for just 10 days when he was critically wounded by the active shooter at Old National Bank
Austin-Travis County EMS’ mental health crisis response team has been administering the medication for months
A driver in a Chevy Avalanche pick-up reportedly T-boned the rig at an intersection and kept on driving
The GO2VENT by Vortran is a gas-powered device worth considering for disaster plans
“Sometimes, these big corporations, the only way you get their attention is by giving them an incentive,” said Commissioner Jerry Campbell
A total of 20 firefighters were hurt in the Staten Island residential blaze
The fire “has dramatically impacted our staff and the community over the past nine days,” according to a statement from Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
Patients who may benefit from ECMO will be moved to an emergency department sooner
Multiple ambulance strike teams are transporting patients to alternative facilities in the area
Vaccine costs are expected to rise, free at-home tests will end, and hospitals will no longer get extra payments for treating COVID-19 patients
The Maui crewmember had been responding to a flood at a home during a heavy rainstorm
Fire Chief Tracy Thornton said the city could decide to grant some exemptions for the Decatur-Morgan Hospital Ambulance Service
Los Angeles County paramedics “determined the patient had signs of life,” the sheriff’s department said
The agreement includes raises totaling 19% over three years
Emergency department disruptions are expected; the New York State Nurses Association cites staffing and patient safety concerns
Ahead of the potential walkout Monday, Mount Sinai said it started diverting most ambulances and transferring some patients
The NFL safety “continues to progress remarkably in his recovery,” the team says
The team included Eldridge firefighters, Medic EMS paramedics, AirCare Emergency Transport medical staff and a surgical team from University Hospitals
Over $1.6 million will go toward Paramedic Alliance for Community Emergencies station upgrades
A Colonie ambulance crew was transporting a patient to the hospital when the crash occurred
Another Carbon County EMT was injured Wednesday on scene, and the firefighter had been trying to help rescue a man who fell through ice
“We used every trick we had to save her body and her leg”
The Hammond Fire Department has made an average of 15 runs per day to the hospital’s emergency room in the last five years
Mayor Eric Adams says he wants LEOs and medics to more aggressively get severely mentally ill individuals off the streets and subways and into treatment
At least three people were hospitalized after the storm hit Iberia Parish
“If he never learned the consequences of spitting in a grown man’s face, then consider my actions a public education,” the firefighter told Telemundo