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
AAA, IAFC, IAFF and NAEMT write to Secretary Pete Buttigieg to restore production levels
“EMS is a privilege that has been entrusted to you for safekeeping”
AmbuServe’s Melissa Harris discusses EMS staffing and leadership challenges
One suggestion is to reimburse current members for training expenses and to pay new members for completing the courses
The class aims to help rural ambulance crews keep their doors from closing
Contingency plans being made to staff ambulances with fire department medics
LAS hiring Australian medics and increasing paramedic class sizes to meet demand of Londoners for ambulance service
We have to be proactive in researching root causes of internal stereotypes, and work to change any biases seen in departments
South Central Ambulance trust hiring to fill shortage of 220 paramedics and 70 emergency care assistants
The bill would help bolster staffing by allowing them to claim a portion of the value of the services they donate each year as a charitable donation
Services in Texas struggling to fill open paramedic positions; driving up overtime spending and making it difficult to put enough ambulances on the road
A staffing shortage is resulting in long response times, and EMS providers are paid $6 per hour less than those in surrounding areas
Current standard of care is “woefully lacking,” but attempts to contract with other ambulance companies for non-emergencies is held up in a lawsuit
It was closed for more than a year due to staff shortages and budget shortfalls, but reopened after voters approved an 11-cent property tax increase
NY ambulance unable to meet growing demands for emergency transport
Hiring eight full-time positions would mean better shift coverage and save money by cutting down on overtime
The roster ensures 24-hour ambulance coverage, but medics say over four consecutive days it means they’re available for duty all 96 hours
Minimum staffing drops to nine medics due to a decrease in tax revenue
Controversy erupted over a move from full-time to part-time staffing
Failure to respond to calls and lack of staffing led the county to halt operations
A department that mirrors its community demographics promotes trust, and leadership should actively push for this culture within its ranks
Major improvements include doubling the number of response units, and programs dedicated to EMT and prevention services
If you’re new to EMS, please don’t let jaded old-timers influence your perception of what truly matters
Officials say it’s the first time it’s happened since switching to a new 12 hour schedule, and response time wasn’t compromised
The decision to reduce personnel on each fire shift from nine to six ended the city’s high overtime costs
Leadership doesn’t have to come from the top, and San Francisco’s EMS shortage is a chance for rank-and-file leadership to advocate for major changes
It’s the only certified high school program in the state; students complete the training tuition-free as part of the district’s mission to “put Arizona to work”
Delays are not spread around the city equally; neighborhoods on the city’s southern rim were the most likely to suffer
She plans to draft a charter amendment requiring minimum levels of ambulance staffing and equipment for the struggling department
Agencies are fighting an uphill battle as advancements in the EMS field complicate as much as streamline the industry
The city recently converted to 12-hour shifts three to four days a week in an effort eliminate mandatory overtime that had many working 16-hour days
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