Legislation and Funding
Legislation and funding issues always affect EMS budgets and operations. Use this topic to find out how the latest economic news is affecting EMS.
Know the newest fire- and EMS-related laws
Opportunities for OSHA’s proposed Emergency Response Standard to improve EMS safety
EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Joseph Zadroga, father of NYPD Detective James Zadroga who died of a respiratory ailment related to work at Ground Zero, was struck by an SUV
Lawmakers in Kingston have funded salaries for three paramedics and five EMTs
Task force members discussed funding, salaries, regulations and community paramedicine
Five ways to shape policies that enhance patient care, streamline operations and provide a safer working environment
While recovering from a head injury, Jessica Barclay decided she needed to help Denver paramedics help others
Funding will help add mental health professionals to calls for help, provide appropriate treatment to individuals in crisis
Baltimore EMS personnel will be eligible for the retention bonus if they stay on the job for the next three years
Approximately 44% of the Piqua Fire Department’s transports in 2023 were to Kettering Health Piqua
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
The new Westport EMS ambulance won’t arrive until 2025 due to supply chain issues related to the pandemic
Western University of Health Sciences students reviewed, funding, staffing, and an aging rural population
Approximately 45% of the state’s MVA’s had a confirmed or suspected distracted driver
Daviess Community Hospital’s construction plans give paramedics and EMTs their own kitchen, quarters
Underfunded, understaffed rural ambulance services are highlighted after a Pickens County patient had to wait over a hour for an ambulance
A surge in fentanyl deaths has become a top legislative issue in both states to
The Emergency Medical Service Task Force will look at funding and staffing across the state, as well as increased response times
Funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is to help EMS support residents in rural communities
Ulster Supervisor James Quigley has begun looking at the future ambulance service costs for 2024
The joint program is focused on recruitment, retention and career development for first responders
Drs. Tracy Coffey and Ashley Huff discuss geographic inequities and extraordinarily long transports
Officials call for Mayor Wu to unfreeze funds after new warnings of lone-actor” threats around the holidays
State funding will cover everything from staffing and equipment to mental health resources
Which event will have the biggest impact on EMS? Cast your vote
Lower Merion Township officials increased the qualifying property tax credit to 100 percent
Voters in Portage could agree to a tax increase and have the fire department run EMS or pay $700K a year for the current service
Seneca Area Emergency Services is the latest of several in the state to shut down
MercyOne Newton Medical Center will have two different trauma bays, centralized nurse station, and a behavioral health suite
“Because of their training, these public servants, these people, were all able to come together and coordinate their efforts to work as a team and save these boys,” the DA said
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