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.
Incorporating diverse perspectives and solutions from both within and outside the EMS community to foster a better future for EMS professionals
The inaugural recipient of the James O. Page Legacy Scholarship reflects on his experience at Pinnacle
Rihi Jain explores the barriers women face in EMS and provides strategies for building a more inclusive, supportive workforce
Three Just Culture behavior categories provide a launching point for action steps and EMS quality improvement
Selecting the wrong candidates as FTOs or undermining their authority results in ineffective paramedic training, impacting turnover, quality of care and job performance
The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas Highway Patrol and the City of Richmond, Virginia are the first departments in their state to join the network
The report is an important resource in improving emergency communications systems
According to the reports, violence against paramedics is the fastest growing area of EVENT, with 52 incidents reported in 2017
Corti, an AI assistant, uses speech recognition software to analyze the conversation and alert dispatchers if the patient is experiencing sudden cardiac arrest
A full day pre-conference was dedicated to providing meaningful tools that NAEMSP Annual Meeting attendees could apply at their home agencies
A veteran EMS leader shares some of the most valuable leadership lessons he has learned in more than four decades of serving patients, communities and the profession
Does your agency’s quality assurance program practice the principles of Just Culture and learn from errors to influence improvement?
EMS can be a major player in clinical medicine, operational delivery and healthcare changes, decreasing morbidity and mortality
Mayor Rahm Emanuel gave Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago a March 31 deadline to figure out how many more ambulances the city needs
A study on the keywords used in stroke 911 calls identifies a need for community education and the utility of EMD protocols
What are your top personal and professional accomplishments and goals for the future?
Patients in rural areas surrounding Sioux City could be left with little to no access to high-level care en route to the hospital
A paradigm shift for EMS in the era of large vessel occlusion stroke draws on success of prehospital STEMI assessment and care
Higher education can help EMS providers tackle the five biggest challenges facing emergency services today
Assistant Chief Raymond Birch Sr., a 21-year veteran, was described as a “good guy and a good friend”
Burlington Fire Chief Levon Yengoyan equates the move toward mental health awareness to that of an increase in physical health awareness in the industry
The author’s alternative to his own 10-worst list
City plans to begin fire-based emergency services would mean dozens of veteran paramedics would lose their jobs
Every EMS agency adopts innovations at a different pace; how has yours deployed community paramedicine?
Chief Porter R. Welch shares factors to consider before and while implementing a MIH-CP program
Pairing community paramedics with advanced practice providers for home visits to frequent utilizers decreased 911 volumes in a pilot program
Interested in learning more about the scope and growth of mobile integrated health and community paramedicine? Start right here
In its second year, the EMS Trend Report describes revealing changes in clinical care, finance and the use of technology in EMS
EMS Trend Report 2017 findings highlight the importance of fatigue management as a safety issue for both caregivers and patients
Our panel of EMS leaders discusses changes, both positive and alarming, and what the data means for growing and improving EMS
It’s time for EMS providers to adopt the label by which the public already knows us: paramedics
AMR said the Resource Access Program is no longer in operation due to staffing shortages that lasted longer than anticipated
Challenging ALS and BLS standards of emergency medicine to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction