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.
Six different career ladders with compensation and rank based on experience, higher education and specialized training improves retention
Clinical, operational and legal solutions for high utilizers of the 911 system
Bottom line up front: Why the Ground Ambulance & Patient Billing Advisory Committee Report is important for EMS
EMS managers often fear that they will look over their shoulder and no one will be following
Sudden cardiac arrest researchers from 10 North American communities investigate prehospital interventions for sudden cardiac arrest
AMR follows collaborative process to identify treatments, assessments that make the most difference to patient health and satisfaction
Volunteerism - though noble - hides and skews the real cost of providing EMS in low-volume environments
Leaders set a high standard for the members of high-performing volunteer EMS agencies
Imagine an EMS future that solve real problems, reflect our passions and welcomes the input of those who will make the future
Thom Dick, a paramedic, caregiver and advocate for patients and providers, discusses his more than 40 years in EMS
Most effective leaders acknowledge their weaknesses, take ownership of their failings and ask for help
Complex and life-dependent systems often fail in their reliance on experience and professionalism alone
Follow a two-pronged approach to developing a social media policy for your EMS agency
Exceptional, effective communication is essential to successful EMS leadership
Colleagues say Sean Chandler served as a role model to the younger paramedics, and because of him “several residents of this city are no doubt alive and well today”
It may be that local communities will need to band together to create regional EMS systems that are supported by a combination of taxes, reimbursement and private pay
When budgets are cut and staff are reduced, there are steps that EMS leaders can take to avoid negative outcomes
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Fire Chief Willie McDonald said the department will respond to more serious emergency calls while AMR responds to less serious calls
The term leadership gets thrown around a lot these days, but what does it really mean in the EMS industry?
EMS Chief Chris Cebollero talks about what his crews encountered in the first minutes on the scene of the Mike Brown shooting in Ferguson, Mo., which led to looting and riots the next day
Although the risk to the U.S. is small, EMS providers should be educated on how to identify symptoms and treat Ebola patients
Todd Stout was surprised with the Pinnacle Leadership Award after his father accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award
From measuring industry progress, to community paramedicine and the decline of ALS, EMS leaders highlight how the industry must adapt
With a little effort, high-level training often associated with special forces can be in reach for EMS agencies
Chris and Kelly also talk about a recent officer-involved shooting in Ferguson, Mo. that resulted in the fatality of a teenager
Fire Chief Rick White put all three firefighters who responded, as well as an EMT, a medic and an EMS district chief on administrative leave
How do we change this disciplinary paradigm that’s better for our patients and employees?
Grady EMS’s special operations team had been ready for this type of transport for years; here’s how it all came together
Howard R. “Butch” Leonhard Jr. had been serving as acting chief since 2012, and was hired permanently
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Chris and Kelly also talk about why violence against medics should be a felony
