Rural EMS
A West Virginia county takes a whole-community approach to implementing broadband
In this episode, guest Susan Bailey joins the hosts to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Louisiana providers, the difficulty of delivering EMS to rural areas and weather-related disasters
AAA Rural Task Force Chair Justin Grohs joins the podcast to discuss staffing and financial stressors
How to add intranasal drugs to the BLS scope of practice, and why it would be a valuable addition to the BLS toolbox
Air ambulance crews in Imperial County say finding hospitals with enough beds to transport patients to has become increasingly difficult
3 steps to obtaining leadership buy-in to establish a training department or program
What the CRASH-2 and CRASH-3 studies tell us about TXA bleeding control methods for rural EMS
In the ad, Paramedic Jerry Kelley explains the funding problems faced by rural ambulance services and how the census can help
The proposed bill would allow for the creation of taxing districts encompassing communities served by the same EMS across city and county lines
Protecting first responders from psychological stress begins in the classroom
The $225,000 grant will go toward addressing healthcare barriers for residents in rural areas
Frequent outages involving a local telecom provider have spurred dozens of complaints
The app allows first responders to easily request and track a CareFlight ambulance without using their radio
After another paramedics group ceased operations, Woodbury County EMS stepped in to provide 24/7 coverage
The report shares an in-depth look at the strain on rural communities as emergency service agencies close in record numbers around the country
NAEMT encourages all states to recognize EMS as an essential service and urges Congress to fund the SIREN Act
Montana has long had workforce shortages in a variety of healthcare fields, including both rural and urban areas
Long ambulance wait times in rural New York force regional EMS officials to seek solutions at the state and federal level
HHS’ investment will allow organizations to create a service delivery site to strengthen services in areas where there is limited access to affordable healthcare
The pre-filed bill for the 2020 legislative session would allow ground ambulance services across the state to seek more in federal Medicaid reimbursements
The money will be used to establish a Rural Center of Excellence on Substance Use Disorder to oversee and provide treatment in 47 rural counties across the state
Volunteer fire department president signed grant application for chest compression device that later saved his life
The costs of ambulance services have skyrocketed nearly 230% in the last 15 years
Hiring more paramedics to staff engines in rural and suburban areas is one of two recommendations made by jurors following an investigation into emergency medical services provided by the county
A combination of increased training requirements for medics and declining civic participation contributing to difficulty in staffing volunteer departments
Ambulance service officials are afraid it will take a personal tragedy to spur a discussion about filling the gaps in emergency medical service in Tuscarawas County
The legislation would provide relief to rural agencies who are stretched thin when it comes to budgets and personnel
Steve Teale discusses the peculiarities of small-town practice and life after EMS
Dwindling volunteers and low medical reimbursement rates create a hardship for volunteer agencies in sparsely populated areas
The Save Our Medical Resources campaign includes legislation that would require transparent cost data to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Paramedic Mark Kennedy helped U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin write the SIREN Act, which would reauthorize a federal grant program to support rural EMS agencies
Officials said that since residents in the unincorporated areas they are responding to don’t contribute to the EMS system, other taxpayers are bearing the burden
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