Public Health
Healthcare providers should be aware of mpox symptoms and how to properly treat patients
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Assessing and improving community health with the Healthy People 2030 plan
Funding and resources are available for EMS to improve community health with oral care clinics, screenings
EMS agencies face significant geographic, racial and income-based disparities, impacting response times and patient care
State health department officials credit naloxone availability as part of the success and say there is more work to do
How to navigate the opioid funding landscape to secure resources for opioid abatement, reimbursement and remediation expenses
A study by Ohio State University and the National Registry of EMTs highlights the importance of the public’s help and calls for more awareness
Firefighters assigned to Station 11 have responded to 599 overdoses compared to 36 structure fires through August of this year
New Haven’s Elm City COMPASS has responded to nearly 2,000 calls, mostly coming from public safety dispatchers
Meth is showing up more often as a factor in the deaths of people who died from heat-related causes
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said false claims about withholding aid are demoralizing to relief workers
Kansas is one of more than a dozen states with no “certificate of need” law
Approximately 17,000 people were evacuated earlier and several roads closed after a fire at the BioLab facility on Conyers sent smoke over the area
Boxes and other receptacles are appearing in several states as a way to reduce opioid deaths
Hurley officials are planning expenses for the creation of an ambulance service using fire department ambulances
EMS Assistant Chief James U. Matz said firefighters respond to up to 6,000 opioid overdoses a year
ZOLL’s donation of the National AED Registry to the Emergency AED Registry, hosted by PulsePoint, optimizes dispatch and citizen responder accessibility to AED locations
The research found that a 5-degree jump in the daily average temperature can prompt hundreds of additional calls to 911 over a month
Exeter Hospital said it will delay ending the ALS intercept program and paramedic layoffs
AdventHealth Riverview Hospital in Hillsborough County is already earmarked for future growth
Nearly a third of New Jersey nurses have left the job since 2020
Peterborough Paramedic Dan Heffernan reached out to a nonprofit to gather secure weekend food for schoolchildren
Fire chiefs say that Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s closing adds to the existing workload difficulties
Multiple mayoral administrations, including Eric Adams’, have withheld the documents, fearing their release could trigger a wave of lawsuits from first responders
The FDNY Fire Officers Association warns the WTC Health Program may stop accepting members by 2028
Kern County officials created an Ambulance Patient Offload Time Task Force to deal with wait times
Sioux City Fire Rescue has seen a 21% increase in EMS calls over the last five years
Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer and Carney Hospital in Boston face closing due to healthcare firm’s bankruptcy
Birmingham’s first responders teamed up with community healthcare partners to reduce deaths due to overdose
CalOptima Health will provide medical care to the homeless population in Costa Mesa
The John Wesley Foster Act requires schools to have mandated training, AEDs and response plans
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