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.
Matt Zavadsky discusses the CMS disclosure and the latest in the move to fund treatment in place
Zavadsky details the potential changes to the MedStar system and his new position with the PWW Advisory Group
New labor regulations will increase the salary threshold for overtime exemptions – Steve Wirth shares how this impacts EMS roles
First responders prepare for closing of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls and HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.
City officials adopted a new policy following the death of a patient who fell next to a snowbank
Portland, Gresham officials go against Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson’s claim that AMR is lowering standards if staffing changes
St. Charles County Ambulance District’s appointment makes Dr. Tan the first full-time EMS physician in the State of Missouri
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Quality management implementation at Monroe Fire Department
Use these strategies to look for and reduce cognitive error during patient assessment and care
Jeff White, Chief Paramedic at Richmond Lenox Emergency Management Service, has been named as the board president
Establishing clear policies, protocols and building trust: PCHD EMS shares their body-worn cameras implementation journey
EMS Station 37 is expected to reduce wait times in the southwest part of the city, freeing up other units
Escambia County EMS union members say leadership has created an unsafe, toxic environment
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Moscow officials are considering several options to increase paramedic staffing as volunteers face an increasing call volume
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New Mexico tops the list of U.S. states in terms of 911 call frequency, with 1,169 calls per 1,000 residents
“Instead of responding to the majority of 999 calls we receive every day, we want to flip that so we only go to those patients who really, really need a double staffed paramedic emergency ambulance quickly.”
If you’ve seen one community paramedicine program, then you’ve seen one program; here’s how successes from four different programs can be translated to new ones
In a five-month period, patients spent 65,000 more days than needed in hospital inpatient beds
Officials said the mutual aid system has “repeatedly” pulled Winthrop ambulances into other communities
American Legion Ambulance cited rising costs, debt in decision to end service
Tampa Fire Rescue responded to 156 medical calls during the pirate parade
The Dare County modernization project aims to have three stations open by mid-summer
Emergency physician Marilyn Gifford was known as an architect of emergency procedures in Colorado Springs
Santee officials will hire part-time EMTs to create an additional shift to keep up with EMS demands
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls, Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and all Prevea Health locations in western Chippewa Valley will be permanently closed
Eight countries currently use the IPR exam process to certify providers as Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technicians or Paramedic
The whole-system approach to protecting your personnel from violence
Officials identify several reasons for patient surge in Oahu emergency departments
How a hybrid paid/volunteer emergency service model can provide the best care
Task force members discussed funding, salaries, regulations and community paramedicine
