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.
State EMS Director Joe Schmider on how Texas’ data-driven plan brought in 10,915 new providers
Eve Grau, co-founder of Royal Ambulance, a Glassdoor Employee’s Choice winner, shares the moments that matter, and how to recognize performance
The Marine Corps Commandant discusses the evolving challenges in public safety, emphasizing training, decision-making and the impact of emerging technologies
Follow these five steps to save time, ensure accuracy and submit the data CMS requires to prevent a 10% reduction in EMS reimbursement for an entire year
EMS leaders must be conscious and intentional in applying labeling lenses to patients and providers
Gaston County EMS leadership has developed career pathways to increased responsibilities, and compensation to match
The move would shed light on decisions that have kept the public mostly in the dark about ambulance service
Big data is readily available to EMS leaders to capture, review and apply to making change to improve patient outcomes in every community
Smiling provides stress relief and can improve the provider-patient relationship, benefiting care
Follow these aviation industry tenets to prevent a career-threatening conflict
The falsehood of naloxone-induced aggression and assault
Long ambulance wait times in rural New York force regional EMS officials to seek solutions at the state and federal level
The change would help with the agency’s long-term sustainability while creating operational benefits, additional revenue opportunities and tax benefits
NYPD officials flagged an anonymous threat against FDNY EMTs in the Rockaways area, prompting officers to escort emergency crews responding to calls
Rep. Chris Sainato’s House Bill 1834 will extend the expiring Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant program if it passes the floor vote
Uhrichsville fire officials presented a report with two options to the city council detailing the costs and benefits of fire-based EMS services
Lake County Fire Rescue EMS Chief Dan Miller is in critical condition after experiencing cardiac arrest
There is an increasingly pressing need for PSAPs to be able to translate text-to-911 messages sent in languages other than English
Montgomery County, Maryland Fire & Rescue Service’s Russell Patterson shares how process ownership is streamlining their ACS, STEMI management
Researchers aim to identify the critical skills required for public safety professionals to succeed in a leadership role
Purdue officials say this is the first step in a plan to provide up to $12 billion to help reimburse governments and clean up the damage done by opioids
Thirteen members have been appointed to the AAPB Advisory Committee to advise the USDOT Secretary Chao about issues relating to air ambulance services
After the plaintiffs filed grievances, Commissioner Nicole Carlton and the city admitted race and gender were factors when switching shifts for captains
Paramedics said the new vehicles have not been appropriately retrofitted and are putting the crews’ and patients’ safety in harm’s way
Chief Niles Ford said the city will recruit firefighter-EMTs, eliminating separate recruitment tracks
The Austin-Travis County EMS union is calling for the creation of a police dispatch code that informs officers whenever a medic is in distress
A phased approach to adopting the four pillars of a successful safety management system leads to provider safety and a just culture
EMS Chief Ernesto M. Rodriguez shares insights from the City of Austin EMS Department Assault Survey
Police released audio of a former 911 dispatcher scolding a frantic newspaper delivery woman for driving into floodwaters
The fire department would use the funds to implement new response protocols to more appropriately respond to mental health emergencies
Ruth “Roxy” Rookstool, 59, was arrested on theft and fraud crimes for stealing from the Morrisville Ambulance Squad
The order functions as statewide prescription enabling all Washington residents and organizations to go to any pharmacy to get naloxone
The city of Apopka has also filed a lawsuit against National EMS Billing alleging fraud, breach of contract and unjust enrichment
