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.
Stay interviews help employees feel valued, respected and supported, improving their engagement and motivation
Embracing smarter, more effective strategies to keep pace with the evidence-based advancements reshaping our profession
More than ever, those on the front lines need to see their work elevated and appreciated
The newly formed committee will use information and technology to provide better patient care and support agency management
Speakers will discuss the most influential NEMSAC recommendations as well as the important work that remains
The webinar will discuss insights and how state leaders can use the data to improve state and local operations
The panel will help create a path for a comprehensive system of emergency care integrated with the broader health care continuum
The survey looks at current quality improvement practices and use of data within those practices
A Virginia comprehensive stroke center teams up with Norfolk Fire-Rescue department to improve stroke patient outcomes
All EMS providers are invited to dream and share big, wild, audacious ideas about the future of EMS
Understanding the complex and multifaceted reasons for low EMS wages is an important first step to improve pay and benefits
Like most issues any ambulance operation must address, there is no “one size fits all” answer as a lot of variables come into play
Engaging millennials is about more than simply welcoming a new generation to the workplace; it’s about accepting a seismic shift in how we view careers, technology and innovation
Personnel are often wrongly taught to use decision-making processes for tame and critical problems on the more complex wicked problems
About half of NEMSMA members report providing and paying for the 60 hours of continuing education for NREMT National Continued Competency Program
The Managing EMS Officer exam will be rolled out at the Pinnacle EMS Leadership and Management Conference this year
Improving driving and passenger safety behavior is an immediate action for EMS leaders as safety innovations diffuse through new ambulance purchases
Weigh the expected costs in time and money against a product’s effectiveness in eliminating pathogens
Move beyond a hospital towel and spray bottle of disinfectant with specialized tools to fully eliminate dangerous pathogens from ambulances
Operations policies, driver and occupant training and behavior change come before and during the implementation of new ambulance safety innovations
Imagine how ambulance design and safety can improve when motivation and the desire to do the right thing come together to drive change
Presentations from experts will be given in Ted Talk style, work-out discussion sessions after each topic
Here’s a summary of the types of questions the Eagles asked one another from the last year
When team members do not mesh well, it can add stress to an already stressful environment
EMS chief explains Allina Health EMS business case for increasing workforce diversity to improve patient care and the organization’s ROI
Inclusion of members from the EMS community aims to fulfill the crucial role of expertise and collaboration needed to ensure a single standard of specialty certification
The searchable database provides insights into other state’s legislative efforts and allows for comparison of recently enacted or modified laws
The agency is only the second ambulance service in the world and the first in the U.S. to attain accreditation six consecutive times
Even if PTSD becomes a workers’ compensational eligible occupational disease, EMS leaders need to change the culture for traumatic stress treatment
A small percentage of EMS departments across the country carry blood on their ambulances
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EMS leaders said nothing has been done to expand ambulance services and hire more paramedics
Put your old way of thinking about benchmarking in the grave and adopt the improvement-oriented approach to benchmarking
