Recruitment & Retention
The EMS1 recruitment and retention topic includes research into what drives providers from the profession, tips for finding, recruiting, hiring and onboarding EMS personnel, as well as strategies for protecting provider emotional and physical health and increasing job satisfaction for the long haul
When the overtime pool is deep, many EMTs and paramedics will swim for as long as they possibly can
No one wants to join a sinking ship
Colorado Springs, Sacramento and Richmond: Integrating analytics into decision-making to enhance patient outcomes, personnel support and sustainable operations
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Western University of Health Sciences students reviewed, funding, staffing, and an aging rural population
Underfunded, understaffed rural ambulance services are highlighted after a Pickens County patient had to wait over a hour for an ambulance
The Emergency Medical Service Task Force will look at funding and staffing across the state, as well as increased response times
Bamberg County Administrator Joey Preston is working with Thorne Ambulance Service on mutual aid, staffing and rigs
Pennington County Search and Rescue is composed of members with a wide variety of backgrounds, experience and knowledge
The joint program is focused on recruitment, retention and career development for first responders
Santa Clara County officials work to deal with staffing issues as residents face long EMS response times
Multnomah County officials are considering AMR’s request to move to one paramedic, one EMT staffing, help with response times
More staff, better leaders needed
AMR’s Earn While You Learn program has seen success in addressing the shortage of EMS personnel
There is no substitute for high-context communications and training that occurs between two people, engaging privately, face-to-face
Montgomery County officials and EMS providers are exploring issues regarding funding, staffing
An advisory board member for Somerset-Pulaski EMS suggested that the long-term solution is for Pulaski to create a special taxing district
EMS1’s EMS trends state-of-the-industry survey provides targets for reducing stress, staffing challenges and leadership shortfalls
Somerset city officials are told employees are leaving for better pay and less calls
Otego officials had been debating turning town EMS over to Otsego County Emergency Services
The East Peoria Fire Department has joined others in dropping a pre-hire EMS certification requirement
Performance metrics showed Bi-County Ambulance in Yuba and Sutter counties remained in compliance despite staffing shortages
Hundreds of young girls met with women in over 65 STEM-based organizations in Montgomery County
Hamilton County EMS has reversed course on chronically low pay and made an addition to its fleet
Volunteers across the state continue to answer calls and work on recruitment
Tipp City officials highlighted staffing and response time improvements in a budget review
EMTs and paramedics in an unofficial picket call for changes to working conditions
An independent study recommends the Santa Fe Fire Department add more ambulances, placing them at specific firehouses for increased demand
Bloomington’s new policy removes the paramedic licensing requirement to help increase the applicant pool
Carroll County’s new combination department is continuing to grow and is on track to have career staff at seven remaining fire stations
House Bill 404 ensures the the Department of Health considers a veteran’s training related to emergency medical services
Knox County officials received an independent review of their current EMS as current contracted service is set to expire
“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.”
