Paramedic Chief
The news items, feature articles, videos and more you find here are selected specifically with paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders in mind. This content will give those who are charged with running a department or agency the tools, information and insight they need to excel as leaders and managers.
Are you genuinely open to changes to the status quo?
Informed by evidence EMS chaplain Russ Myers places a high priority on follow-up with EMS personnel and dispatchers after any pediatric patient transport
Leveraging data for operational excellence
Action doesn’t equal accomplishment – move with actual goals in mind toward a common vision
A majority of EMS1 respondents are split between two shift options – do you agree?
Debunking unsound research and increasing hospital collaboration to improve outcomes
5 lecture preparation tips to ensure you leave your audience wanting more
Setting the tone and driving organizational change from the chief’s seat
The FAIR Health report also found that ALS services were required more often between 2018-2022 than BLS services
Experienced paramedics will now start at $27.59 an hour, as opposed to the training wage of $16 an hour
Join Fitch & Associates and EMS1 to examine solutions to the stressors of EMS providers across the country
Stay interviews help employees feel valued, respected and supported, improving their engagement and motivation
3 steps to stop staffing problem solving and start reinventing your agency
Find your anchor, continuing spinning radials and orbs that strengthen your career path, and be mindful of poisonous prey
What you do every day for your community is important; how you classify information and report your activities is also important
Is your agency in compliance with requirements? How can you protect yourself and your staff from the fallout of drug diversion?
Ensuring equitable treatment for all communities begins with understanding how unintentional racism can produce racist outcomes in EMS
How fire/EMS leaders can learn from key principles advocated at The Citadel
Jessica Buchanan shares lessons of change, choice and hope from her 93-day captivity in Somalia
Division Chief of EMS, Shaun Ford, shares how to be the leader you always wanted to work with
Put your applicants to the test with real-world scenarios created by generative AI
Customer service – good or bad – has an impact on patient responsiveness, provider stress and agency objectives
Offering educational options versus punitive responses can make all the difference
Finding the opportunity in perception discrepancies, underutilized wellness programs and leadership shortfalls
Incorporating real-time and body-worn camera footage into emergency preparedness, training and response
3,100 paramedics weigh in on reducing stress, staffing challenges and leadership shortfalls
Identify and conquer the fight-or-flight response with these four simple steps
Don’t feel you always have to catch the “test ball” and take things personally
While not a legal requirement like for police officers, firefighters and paramedics may witness inappropriate behavior in the field that necessitates intervention
Steve Grau, Anna Liotta and Steve Wirth join hosts Rob Lawrence and Chris Cebollero at the American Ambulance Association Annual Conference 2023
