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Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT

The EMS (r)Evolution

Matt is an EMS/mobile healthcare consultant with PWW | Advisory Group, focusing on assisting local communities, EMS agencies, fire departments, ambulance services, hospitals and other healthcare organizations evaluating and improving their EMS and mobile healthcare delivery systems. Prior to joining PWW|AG, he served as the chief transformation officer for MedStar Mobile Healthcare, the Public Utility Model EMS system serving Fort Worth and 13 other cities in North Texas where he helped guide the development and implementation of innovative programs with healthcare and community partners to transform the role of MedStar in the healthcare system and community. Matt has a master’s degree in healthcare administration, with a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Data Management. He is an emergency medical technician (EMT), past president of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) and the executive director for the Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration (AIMHI), an association comprised of high-performance and Public Utility Model EMS systems across the United States and Canada.

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