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
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EMS Chief Peggy Fonseca was fired due to budget overages and personally responding to calls
“As they shut down, the EMS agencies that are still there have to do more and more with less and less,” said Joe Klass, a paramedic and volunteer firefighter
The association’s president said the decision is discouraging to providers who have worked through difficult events, such as the pandemic and the 2021 Texas snowstorm
Bryan Jeffries, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona, said districts have staffing issues but lack city departments’ robust sales tax revenue and generous aid packages
The service can reduce hospital workloads and offer patients greater convenience and lower bills
A recent EMS1 poll of nearly 700 participants found a staggering majority were frequently unable to respond to calls due to a lack of ambulances
Small teams in underserved counties can’t afford to offer higher pay or big signing bonuses, so some are trying to train existing emergency responders
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13 catalytic converters have been stolen from Nurses Heart Paramedics, which can’t afford to repair its ambulances
EMS leaders should set the example and model the behavior that is best for the department and the crews
Austin leaders are considering rule changes after a Texas law approved low-THC products to treat PTSD
Contact your representatives about the proposed EMS Staffing and Support Act
The Syracuse Fire Department has been running a pilot ambulance service to fill in gaps for AMR and other services stretched thin by the pandemic
Fully vaccinated responders will receive $500 in addition to the bonus for working during the pandemic
The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Tina Smith, would make funds available through a new program within the Health Resources and Services Administration
Dr. Mark McAllister called a local ambulance service and said, “Get me an ambulance with somebody who can drive it”
Pay will increase to $20 an hour for EMTs and $28 an hour for paramedics
Volunteer Kaitlin Kribell is Sanborn Ambulance Service’s only EMT, and also serves as the agency’s executive director
The bill, which passed in the Senate and now heads to the House, could cost the state an estimated $20-22 million
State Senator Shelley Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis say the measure also would make health and pension benefits available for providers
The SXSW effort includes stationing 20 EMS providers downtown, a patient collection point and keeping ambulances available
“People thoroughly enjoy being here and responding to people in the community,” said Cass County EMS B shift Supervisor Melissa Barrie
Shortcutting the onboarding process and hazing are setting new providers up for failure
One official said the integration allows for the deployment of EMS providers from an additional 10 locations throughout the territory
Polk County Fire Rescue will hire a full-time recruiter and offer $8,000 signing bonuses plus paid paramedic training
Therapeutic Transportation teams are intended to free up police, EMS providers and firefighters, as well as assist in alleviating hospital overcrowding
The new funding opportunities are in memory of Heather Schafer, the council’s longtime leader who died last year
Ward off burnout and turnover by increasing career resiliency and opportunity
Union leaders say that many Care Ambulance EMTs in Los Angeles and Orange counties quit or retire out of frustration with low wages and other problems
RAA focuses on a culture of safety, resilience training and face time with the chiefs when orienting new employees to the organization
