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.
Dr. Sara Gilman discusses the importance of an Employee Assistance Program that is tailored to the needs of first responders and their unique experience serving the public
Fitch & Associates and EMS1 break down trends in staffing, operations and career longevity
It’s a two-way street; HR professionals should do more to understand the industry and fire/EMS leaders should better explain the needs of members
These are universal strategies for effective emails, social media posts, text messages and official reports
Expect more oversight of EMS billing through post-payment audits and increased investigations, prosecution
Here is why paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to have a drug-free workplace policy to restrict EMS provider marijuana use
Follow this planning process to ensure the benefits of a new EMS software application are fully realized
Answering these questions provides a blueprint for a quality process and product implementation into the EMS agency
Fire chief said protective gear will allow first responders to treat patients more quickly in an active shooter situation
The additions will increase the department’s ability to provide advanced life support rather than just basic services
Fire departments can use the program’s money for terrorism response training
Roanoke Fire and EMS suggests creating kits with items like personal hygiene products and medicine
Only 3 percent of patients paid their bills, according to city documents
Learn how grant funding can help meet the challenge every EMS agency is facing
Mark Bocian worked for the city for over 40 years and is one of 3 remaining employees who started with the Pittsburgh EMS upon its 1975 inception
Our co-hosts think the DC Fire and EMS leadership is failing the public and its EMS providers
The mayor said the claim was a “routine” matter but that supervisors should have been alerted to whom it involved
Knowing when to use these management tools to identify and reduce at-risk work behaviors is critical to being a successful EMS leader
Every EMS agency can innovatively use their assets for more than saving lives while making a profound difference for patients and families
The growing number of limited English speakers raises the urgency for managers and chiefs to have a solid plan for communicating with them in times of need
What is the clinical obligation vs. legal obligation when the standard of care changes for cardiac arrest treatment?
Increasing the number of ambulances in a regionalized fleet maintenance program gives paramedic chiefs more influence with vendors
The medical director’s resignation is the latest failure for a department entrusted with the care of the nation’s capital citizens and visitors
The EMS supervisor earned about $50,000 in overtime by overseeing EMS, firefighters and police training
Unified command and collaborative response by all responders in community is the key to successful active shooter and MCI response
Without knowing the root cause of the behavior problem, fixing it is sheer luck
With the system, the department also was able to track its crews and pinpoint hundreds of game-related events around the county
They were reassigned to duties away from patient care and will undergo additional training while an investigation is conducted
The lawsuit argues that the company, which mostly provides transport for dialysis patients, fraudulently billed Medicare for these rides as ambulance rides