Rural EMS
AAA Rural Task Force Chair Justin Grohs joins the podcast to discuss staffing and financial stressors
As prices soar on gas, lumber and consumer goods, EMS cannot follow market forces to increase prices for our services
Delivering out-of-hospital care in rural and remote environments poses unique challenges, including distance, time to care and other barriers to access
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鈥� 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鈥檛 contribute to the EMS system, other taxpayers are bearing the burden
Reps say they are within their rights under state law to answer medical calls and transport patients through private agreements or direct personal contacts
A group of former EMTs drafted a proposal to take over Rural Medical, which has been out of service since the majority of its volunteer EMTs quit
Under the new law, first responders who work in rural areas can operate at the highest level for which they have a state license
Patients in rural areas surrounding Sioux City could be left with little to no access to high-level care en route to the hospital
The solar-powered microambulance can be connected to any vehicle and its high-tech software allows patient information to be sent to doctors
A National Academy of Medicine paper describes best practices for EMS responses to active shooter, bombing and terror attacks
With less than $10,000 left in its budget, the city was forced to shut down the service
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