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.
The Decatur (Illinois) Fire Department’s new permanent lift assist fee for calls to skilled nursing facilities or nursing homes is resonating with responders around the country
What happens if EMS providers who use marijuana safely and legally test positive days later in violation of policies?
How one county agency is saving lives with prehospital transfusions
Clinical coordinator Doug Petch works with his team to ensure each future paramedic gets training that mirrors real life as closely as possible
EMS leaders can learn valuable insights and perspectives through cross-cultural exchange relationships with other emergency services professionals
After a high-speed collision, Kootenai County EMS System chief confirms lessons about designing and operating a safer ambulance
EMS Agenda 2050 calls for an evidence-based, data driven industry that is integrated with the rest of the nation’s healthcare system
Harness a passion for care to identify improvement opportunities in clinical specialty areas and propose change
Cole County Ambulance Service EMS providers work two consecutive 24-hour shifts, followed by four days off
Denzel Adonis, a graduate of FDNY High School class of 2011, was one of 50 paramedics who walked across the stage after a seven-year journey to fulfill his dream
Lee County EMS conducted a short survey of EMS leaders to determine if code words or plain language are used to request police to an unsafe EMS incident
Union president Ronald Glass argued the Orlando Fire Department should be hiring more firefighters, who can provide medical services and respond to fires
Why compromise on capabilities when recruiting EMS providers?
Empower through responsibility and invest through insight in your supervisory staff and company culture
Autonomy, leadership, resource commitment and integrative processes bolster successful volunteer EMS agencies
Here are the top questions medical directors, operation directors and quality assurance directors need to answer before purchasing EMS drugs
Host Ginger Locke offers tips for active listening and asking thoughtful questions
The culture, good or bad, EMS leaders cultivate can make or break an EMS agency
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission draft report has active shooter survival recommendations for EMS, police and school leaders
EMS organizations can benefit from adopting the fire service model of a command structure as part of their response strategy
A review concluded that New Hampshire’s EMS system is in good shape, but its dependence on volunteers and an under-resourced trauma system threaten its sustainability
EMS directors sought out Hendricks Regional Health CEO Kevin Speer with the idea to start a program that reduces non-emergent runs while still helping residents
Embracing conflict can help a fire/EMS organization’s team mature and increase organizational productivity
A data-driven approach can be applied to determine the value of a community paramedic intervention for specific types of frequent EMS transports
Despite the growing pains and staffing shortages, degree requirements will improve EMS in the long-run
A bold prediction that EMS patient transport to the hospital by ambulance is sure to peak, level off and decline as we near 2020
Address protocols for all the institutions involved across the continuum of care to initiate definitive treatment for STEMI patients
According to documents filed with the city of Sioux, EMS pay needs to be increased to be competitive with other employers and other EMS agencies
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Prior to the program launch, the 10 firefighter-paramedics on staff were not allowed to perform ALS and had to wait for an ambulance and crew to arrive
NIOSH line of duty death investigation recommendations for conducting welfare checks are applicable to every EMS agency
Susquehanna Township EMS Chief Matthew Baily wrote a letter in response to a Senate commission report and said responders are “woefully underfunded”
A 911 communications center displays a lifesaver ring as a visual reminder of the purposeful work dispatchers do for their communities
