Hospital
Wait time – in a queue of ambulance outside the ED, or a line of stretchers in the hallway – can be improved with these strategies and expectations
Two studies from the University of Minnesota examine early ECMO and the chain of survival
On this episode, our hosts discuss a recent dispute out of Oregon regarding the cost of ambulance transfers between urgent care facilities and hospital followups
EMS providers were transporting a patient and had the siren on when a car struck the rig, according to state troopers
How to decide when to leave patients at hospitals with bed delays and 3 considerations for if you stay
A company improvement plan addresses wall time, staffing and operations
Clinicians have released a review of the first statewide critical care coordination center
“Our new pattern for FDNY EMS is shaving about a minute off ambulance trips from incident locations to hospitals,” said Professor Andrew Smyth
Police confirm a person of interest is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing
Leveling the playing field on hospital bed delays
The executive director of the Michigan Association of Ambulance Services said the state needs more EMTs and paramedics as “quickly as possible”
Those injured at the Texarkana party were transported by ambulance, police unit and private vehicles to two hospitals
First Response Ambulance Service owner David Childers says the two Decatur agencies had little input
Falck Alameda County is required to provide a corrective action plan to address ambulance response time issues and may be fined for future delays
Palm Harbor Fire & Rescue Firefighter-Paramedic Lt. Ashley White was struck while retrieving equipment from the staged apparatus
The medics were released from the hospital after reportedly feeling “off” and in a “foggy daze” at the scene
Should healthcare professionals lose their jobs if they refuse a COVID-19 vaccine?
The PRN critical care paramedic role is listed at $75/hour for day shifts and $80/hour for night shifts
Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Mount Sinai Health System have reached an agreement to offer community paramedicine, ET3 and treat-in-place options
At least three of the injured people are students, and three of the four injured were taken to hospitals
South Texas Emergency Care officials warned that allowing competition will cut into their non-emergency transports, which offset costs
Decatur will have two competing services once the hospital adds staff and rigs
Swamped by the fifth wave of COVID-19, Washington is taking action to protect rural hospitals from being overwhelmed
“It’s a big scary mess, and we honestly don’t know if the help is there beyond waiting out the current circumstance and hoping more people come in to the medical field”
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
Ambulances from several towns and companies could be seen parked along Main Street on both sides of the hospital
On Monday evening, Lucas County first responders were notified that all hospitals were on EMS bypass due to staffing shortages and an influx of COVID-19 and critical patients
What paramedics needs to know as reports of self-medication for COVID-19 rise
An AIMHI expert panel shares best practices for shortening wall time and discuss the legal consequences of ambulance parking
Have we taken the lessons learned from 9/11 and truly changed our practices?
Hospitals, ICUs are filled with patients from the fourth COVID surge, sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across the state
“This is our situation. This is our reality. We are not crying ‘wolf,’” said Robert Kenagy, president and CEO of Stormont Vail Health
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