Rural EMS
A patient in need of an ambulance in Echols County, Ga. must wait up to 20 minutes for rig from a nearby city, be driven there, or wait for an air ambulance
Are EMS leaders prepared to take advantage of new and existing programs in 2022?
ET3 and COVID-19 have increased telehealth utilization to the benefit of patients and the healthcare system in rural Colorado
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
Dr. Mark McAllister called a local ambulance service and said, 鈥淕et me an ambulance with somebody who can drive it鈥�
Volunteer Kaitlin Kribell is Sanborn Ambulance Service鈥檚 only EMT, and also serves as the agency鈥檚 executive director
State Senator Shelley Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis say the measure also would make health and pension benefits available for providers
The lack of EMS availability in the area has led a group of Stamford Fire Department members, EMS providers and residents to form the Northern Catskills EMS Council
鈥淥ur EMS teams, especially in rural Pennsylvania, have been crucial in responding to this pandemic,鈥� said House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff
In an effort to increase staffing and expand the Mount Desert Fire Department, the town is taking over from Northeast Harbor Ambulance
The investment into Greenfield Ambulance鈥檚 partnership with Corinth EMS will remove confusion for dispatchers and better serve residents, officials say
The donation from former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. will provide resources and elevated emergency services to communities in Western Montana
鈥淢y whole time being an officer here has been COVID,鈥� said Grayden Brunet, 20, who leads the Sackets Harbor Fire Company鈥檚 EMS crew
The SAMHSA program is intended to address mental and substance use disorders
Swamped by the fifth wave of COVID-19, Washington is taking action to protect rural hospitals from being overwhelmed
Rural EMS has been hit hard by COVID. Here are some tips for identifying funding for recruitment and wellness programs
A West Virginia county takes a whole-community approach to implementing broadband
The woman said Robeson County EMS workers would not drive an ambulance to her house on a dirt road for fear of damaging the vehicle
Officials: Without better funding, rural Colo. EMS cannot sustain service
The Cetronia Ambulance Corps rig is 鈥渁 wish come true and an answered prayer鈥� for the town of Valleciilo, Honduras, an official said
A new, gas-powered rig offers lower anticipated repair costs over diesel, the Northshire Rescue Squad reported
One-third of rural volunteer EMS agencies are at risk because they can鈥檛 cover their operating costs
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
The task force would examine the challenges facing rural ambulance services and make recommendations for improvement
As prices soar on gas, lumber and consumer goods, EMS cannot follow market forces to increase prices for our services
The bill would allow nurses and physician assistants to serve as volunteers and perform the same work as EMTs
The bill allows ambulance services shared by two or more municipalities to recruit drivers who aren鈥檛 medically trained
Delivering out-of-hospital care in rural and remote environments poses unique challenges, including distance, time to care and other barriers to access
The legislation aims to address staffing and response time challenges in rural areas
The university will buy three semi-trailer sized trucks to house the mobile simulation environments for EMS and nursing students
The proposed bill would allow small communities that provide joint ambulance services to recruit drivers without medical training to operate emergency vehicles
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