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.
EMS grant guru Corey Carlson breaks down the nationwide opioid settlements and how emergency service providers can benefit
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
The uncertainty of complex problems requires flexibility when crafting responses
Solid EMS providers can often de-escalate an aggravated patient, but the very best providers can keep the patient from ever becoming agitated
“As a volunteer agency, I want to make sure when someone calls 911 in our district, that our ambulances are ready to roll out the door when the tones go off.”
Use the habit loop to set goals in motion and achieve success
Cheshire EMS Chief Michael Spain, Deputy Chief Chad Butler announced their sudden departure from the service that started in 2022
STAR Ambulance’s journey to enhancing patient care delivery and the employee experience
“Micromanage everything” and other bad advice for new industry leaders. Rank your favorites
Proven strategies to turn the tables and bring balance back into negotiations
A guide to enhancing workforce conditions, improving quality of care and shaping the future of the industry
Action doesn’t equal accomplishment – move with actual goals in mind toward a common vision
A majority of EMS1 respondents are split between two shift options – do you agree?
Debunking unsound research and increasing hospital collaboration to improve outcomes
5 lecture preparation tips to ensure you leave your audience wanting more
Setting the tone and driving organizational change from the chief’s seat
The FAIR Health report also found that ALS services were required more often between 2018-2022 than BLS services
Experienced paramedics will now start at $27.59 an hour, as opposed to the training wage of $16 an hour
Join Fitch & Associates and EMS1 to examine solutions to the stressors of EMS providers across the country
3 steps to stop staffing problem solving and start reinventing your agency
Find your anchor, continuing spinning radials and orbs that strengthen your career path, and be mindful of poisonous prey
What you do every day for your community is important; how you classify information and report your activities is also important
Is your agency in compliance with requirements? How can you protect yourself and your staff from the fallout of drug diversion?
Ensuring equitable treatment for all communities begins with understanding how unintentional racism can produce racist outcomes in EMS
How fire/EMS leaders can learn from key principles advocated at The Citadel
Jessica Buchanan shares lessons of change, choice and hope from her 93-day captivity in Somalia
Division Chief of EMS, Shaun Ford, shares how to be the leader you always wanted to work with
Customer service – good or bad – has an impact on patient responsiveness, provider stress and agency objectives
Finding the opportunity in perception discrepancies, underutilized wellness programs and leadership shortfalls
Incorporating real-time and body-worn camera footage into emergency preparedness, training and response
