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
“What we have is a shortage of people who are willing to work under horrible conditions for chump change and be unappreciated”
The pros and cons of growing the talent pool
“If we don’t do something soon with our Medi-Cal rates, then our EMS system is going to implode”
Volunteer firefighters earned their EMT certifications to improve service in Nash County’s southern region
County leaders will seek more resources for mental health services and EMS agencies in the coming year
The organization lost 18 volunteers who either left the squad to pursue jobs, attend college or relocated
A city board rescinded layoff notices for the paramedics after the chief sought to replace them with firefighter-paramedics
County EMS providers are seeking a collective bargaining agreement, claiming staff shortages are creating safety risks
If providers don’t feel like part of a team, they’ll seek a connection elsewhere
Ego, tradition, indifference and bad judgment can allow inappropriate behaviors to become normalized
The union has called its members to action after it says the city has failed to comply with a collective bargaining agreement
The chief told a town board that the department has the funding to make the hires, which would help rebuild a depleted staff
From provider safety, to community paramedicine, degree requirements, retention, climate change and reimbursement; how to prepare for the challenges and opportunities the 2020s will bring EMS
Issues plaguing EMS, from low wages to mental health and safety concerns, the plight of rural emergency medicine and the FDNY’s first female Chief of EMS brought EMS into the national spotlight
The town’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Program will now pay volunteers every three months instead of paying a lump sum once a year
Fire and police leaders met with dispatch center officials and questioned a recent notice that services would be reduced due to staffing
Like it or not, the reality of doing what we do is that EMS is a business, and like any business, income must at least meet or exceed expenditures to remain solvent and afloat
The Kettering Health Network is seeking to recruit EMTs to work for their mobile care unit
The Minnesota Department of Health says 80% of the state’s rural ambulance services rely on volunteers, and 60% of volunteer services are short-staffed
The college and the state’s volunteer firefighters’ association created the scholarship to encourage volunteering
The center has increased its staff by 50% and dispatchers say they are experiencing less stress
New York Fire Department EMS Chief Lillian Bonsignore credits the support and encouragement she received from the women in her life for her success in emergency medicine
With increasing calls and costs, and an unraveling funding model, officials warn ambulance services across the state are in danger of closing
The forum sought to gather input from officials and providers as a study is underway to assess the county’s EMS challenges
The Maryland State Police copter has been running within limited hours and at times has been out of service during emergencies
The ambulance service gave the municipalities a 90-day notice but had to close earlier than expected
The services called for reductions in education, training and certification requirements as they face volunteer shortages
The department plans to provide nontransport advanced life support in anticipation that their county’s ambulances will be taxed responding to the next county over
Promote a paradigm shift in your recruiting practices to hire your next employee and keep them engaged
Town leaders and community members bolstered a grassroots effort to revive the squad, which nearly closed down last year
The city’s EMS director resigned after the mayor halted the hiring process, which officials say will now move ahead
The wonder, compassion and joy new EMTs experience can remind us why we entered EMS in the first place
Taney County Ambulance District Chief Darryl Coontz discusses the department’s approach to staffing and how they avoid retention issues
