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.
For 2 hours and 43 minutes each day, someone is influencing our providers, and ideally, it should be us
Assembly Member Rodriguez shares his EMS origin story and role in California’s legislature
EMS Chief Peggy Fonseca was fired due to budget overages and personally responding to calls
The network is expected to provide better information on scene and the ability to provide electronic patient records to hospitals while in transit
Too often, leaders get caught up in leading the technical and operational aspects of change and don’t budget time and energy for leading the people
The annual gathering of medical directors also explored ways to cardiac arrestsurvival rates and touched on community paramedicine
When taking a closer look at big accomplishments, we don’t find lone leaders — we find great groups and teams
Next time you’re looking to hire for the position, look for someone with these characteristics
When supervisors really listen, they light fires of loyalty that motivate employees to bust their butts to make the supervisor and the organization more successful
Resolutions aside, this is a convenient time to reflect on the past year, and here are three questions to ponder as you consider the 12 months ahead
Follow this five-question framework to set the direction for your agency’s future, watch the system, and support vital processes
The most demanding yet unrecognized and unrewarded job in EMS is that of the supervisor, manager and leader who really cares about their workers
Shift lengths, staffing, and response problems at center of the dispute between labor and management
Here’s how EMS organizations can better prepare and mentor those promoted into supervisory or management roles
Protocols and partnerships are critical to success of implementing a nurse triage program
EMS providers to enter the warm zone with law enforcement to reach victims in need of lifesaving treatments
Healthcare delivery and payment is rapidly evolving; now is the time for EMS to act and be part of that change
As you build a dashboard of vital measures for your system, keep in mind the vital functions in your system which, if they failed, would have a major negative impact
An annual retreat where EMS leaders reflect on what they’ve learned from employees and patients helps one agency set a clear direction and establish priorities for the coming year
The simple yet powerful Model for Improvement holds the key to making real changes to an EMS organization
To determine the barriers to timely STEMI treatment in rural areas, a team of researchers conducted a web-based survey of 65 critical access hospitals in Nebraska
We must have communication practices that encourage people to speak about concerns, and encourage others to hear those concerns and give them due consideration
Eric Beck also uses a personal story as a powerful reminder of the importance of having a robust EMS system for responding to life-threatening injuries
William “Bill” Brown discusses the importance of the Registry and the long road to earning the industry’s acceptance of the organization
If we are to break out of the confining boxes that inhibit adequate funding and find a fix to the broken reimbursement system, we need to imagine how things might be different
Pain is one of the primary reasons people call 911; there’s a growing concern in EMS that providers aren’t doing enough to assess, treat and relieve pain
A grant-funded study to explore the future of rural ambulance services in South Dakota revealed some important findings
Mantooth spoke about bringing paramedics into people’s living rooms for the first time with the show “Emergency!” and what it’s like to be the nation’s most famous paramedic
Good slide design matters; Great instruction matters even more
Here’s an example of what improving morale would look like from an employe’s perspective
After a string of fatalities from ambulance-involved collisions in 2012, this video created by a N.J. agency shows how drivers react to sirens, and supports using them only in a true emergency
NEMSMA launches initiative to end violence against paramedics
Jeff Clawson, ‘father of emergency medical dispatch’ speaks about the evolution of 911 dispatch and where the industry is headed
