Rural EMS
Ask almost any rural medic and you’ll hear the same thing: Lower call volume doesn’t make the job easier; it changes what makes it hard.
From scene delivery to rural resuscitation, Pinnacle speakers outlined how drones could make whole blood more accessible in the prehospital setting
A rural provider shares the highs, the lows and the challenges of serving rural communities
UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center has 16 medics trained to provide advanced treatment during long transports and wilderness emergencies
HB 26-1238 covers ambulance and air ambulance services while clarifying that off-duty EMS providers are not required to respond
The law allows rural EMS agencies to use part-time and on-call employees to help maintain ambulance coverage and improve emergency response times
Hyde County EMS deployed a flight-trained paramedic aboard an eVTOL aircraft, arriving about 20 minutes ahead of a ground ambulance
State EMS leaders want to grow community paramedicine, strengthen 911
A Montana nurse impaled by his trekking pole skipped a helicopter rescue and hiked 10 miles off Granite Peak before doctors removed the pole at a hospital
The Rapid City Fire Department says it will stop providing ambulance service to rural Pennington County after 2026 unless officials establish a funding agreement
A New Hampshire woman said yes after her hiking companion proposed while rescuers prepared to carry her off Mount Kearsarge
State funding has restored Greene County EMS, but local leaders say a long-term funding solution is still needed
Pleasant Mount Emergency Services will end operations as volunteer shortages and financial challenges force the rural ambulance service
Greene County EMS suspended ambulance operations because of a funding shortfall, leaving neighboring agencies to cover emergency transports
Volunteer search and rescue leaders say local agencies are waiting too long to request specialized teams
House Bill 5446 would let rural and semi-rural ambulance services use part-time employees, along with volunteers and paid-on-call staff, to help improve staffing and response times
Searsmont EMS Chief Sarah Tompkins remains hospitalized with severe burns from the Robbins Lumber explosion that killed two firefighters
Somerset County fire chiefs are arguing that county EMS crews are often first on a fire scene and could help departments facing staffing shortages
Specialized cave and swift-water rescue teams worked through flooded roads and dangerous conditions to pull 14 people safely from two Jackson County caves
First responders used ropes, swift-water rescue techniques and a helicopter to save a man who survived for days after falling from a cliff into the Watauga River
Burns Flat EMS personnel say the state’s non-essential classification hurts rural EMS staffing
The Minnesota Air Rescue Team carried out its first helicopter hoist rescue to save two canoeists stranded overnight in the Boundary Waters after their canoe capsized
A University of Michigan-led team is developing mobile treatment units that could help with specialized scans and procedures in underserved communities
A new report warns that cuts tied to the Big Beautiful Bill could push nearly 100 rural hospitals toward closure, increasing transport times and straining EMS systems
Salt Creek Emergency Services, a volunteer department, relies on donated vehicles and a small budget as repair bills, fuel costs and equipment needs continue to climb
EMS leaders say the grant-funded program could save trauma patients in rural Somerset County, but local officials worry taxpayers may be left covering the cost
Johnson County paramedics practiced a pediatric drowning response inside Texas Health Resources’ new $1.3M mobile simulation lab
After absorbing Princess Anne’s ambulance service, officials warn Somerset County could be pushed to take over another struggling EMS system as divisions over funding and responsibility persist
EMS crews could see longer transports and fewer local resources as rural hospitals weigh service reductions under a new federal funding program
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