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.
Breaking down the barriers to accountability and building a culture that thrives on change
Understanding the Employee Value Proposition is the key to attracting, engaging and retaining good people for your EMS organization
Combat staffing shortages, rising operational costs and increasingly complex reporting standards
Mergers, consolidations and acquisitions allow growing EMS organizations to reap the benefits of economies of scale
The 2015 ECC and CPR guidelines provide an evidence-based foundation for requesting grants to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
Having a great idea is the easy part — getting others to see its potential takes hard work
How do other volunteer organizations in the community leverage their size while still acting and feeling local
Failure is not your enemy, but if you believe it is that is what you will become as an EMS leader
Comply with federal and state laws to fully realize the significant benefits of EMS use of drive cams and body cams
Seize every media request to your EMS agency as an opportunity to build relationships, trust, and goodwill
Now that your system has purchased, trained, developed processes, and implemented capnography; what process do you have in place to ensure this tool is being used as efficiently and effectively as possible?
Our chief helped us visualize that change through a merger with our neighboring department might be our lifeline, not our ruin
EMS, fire and police must work together to plan and train for HTV responses
The unwritten rules of an EMS agency don’t get written down because they are stupid — and no one is willing to take credit
The county manager determined that any potential cost savings would be offset by the drop in the level of both fire and EMS service to the county
After three decades as two separate agencies, the merger of Western and Eastern Eagle County Ambulance Districts gave citizens the service they needed and deserved
Pay members if you want to become a paid service, otherwise use these tips to recognize and motivate your EMS volunteers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will begin the search for a permanent replacement in the coming months
Drug, alcohol and other addictions impact every family, including our EMS family; we need to know how to respond to and support an addict
Destination protocols should be based on clinically based criteria and not decided by a phone call to a hospital physician
Highly detailed and specific protocols might create better employees but they don’t create better providers
One of the county commissioners who wrote the policy for a Tenn. EMS agency said doctors should decide where patients go, not EMTs
CMS extends the prior authorization program, through Dec. 1, 2019, to eight states and Washington DC
Florida department’s newly appointed fire chief said to have less experience and education
Collect and keep important agency performance indicators in a single document for easy inclusion in a grant application narrative
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about scene safety following the vicious attack on two Detroit medics
Instead of placarding an ambulance with “In God We Trust” a county-funded EMS agency might have considered alternative uses for the time and funds
State officials hear lessons learned, next steps for performance measure initiative
The new programs focus on assisting non-urgent patients at home and reducing hospital readmissions
The congressionally authorized advisory group may make recommendations to the U.S. DoT or FICEMS on EMS-related issues
The county currently spends $2.5 million on EMS services, while making about $500,000 in revenue
If the leaders of an EMS agency have failed to prepare personnel for an active shooter response, they need to get the training done, one way or another
An EMS organization with one or more of these problems is in severe distress and needs immediate managerial interventions
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