Recruitment & Retention
The SA国际传媒 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
A majority of SA国际传媒 respondents are split between two shift options 鈥� do you agree?
3 steps to stop staffing problem solving and start reinventing your agency
Rutherford County mayor welcomes new director, Brian Gaither, and thanks former leader Carl Hudgens
Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, the sponsor of a bill being drafted, intends to create a statewide working group to assess EMS needs
鈥淲e already have long delays without EMS units because of staffing issues, crowding at the hospital,鈥� said local union president Rich Langford
In the wake of three deadly MCIs in November, only 11% of poll respondents said their agency is fully staffed and trained for a mass casualty incident
Organizations frequently have larger recruitment budgets that they do for retention, but is this the best approach?
A company improvement plan addresses wall time, staffing and operations
Join us for a discussion of the 2021 EMS Trend Report鈥檚 findings and strategies to combat the major issues facing EMS
An Oklahoma City Council vote also put in place free, in-house paramedic training
Both Goshen Fire Department Firefighter Megan Berry and Firefighter-Paramedic Hannah Estes have experience working in the fire service
鈥淚 feel confident in saying that we have laid the groundwork for good things to come,鈥� Dr. Emily Nichols said
Doug Hooten shares unique retention initiatives with Rob Lawrence, from doggy daycare to a resilience officer
Dr. Emily Nichols told her corps of paramedics she is departing, and the agency is expected to announce her resignation Monday
鈥淰olunteers are hard to come by": Assistant Fire Chief Travis Buhnerkempe said the definition of a health care worker and rules for them create a staffing concern
鈥淲e鈥檙e about 80 paramedics down,鈥� said Austin EMS Association President Selena Xie, who hopes the change helps with staffing
The Otsego County pilot program will employ 20 EMTs and its two ambulances are equipped with the latest technology
Hear from live liver donor Will Lindbergh, whose selfless act inspired a charity to encourage first responders to participate in organ donation
Falck USA has met nearly all of the city鈥檚 three dozen criteria, which includes hiring 360 paramedics and EMTs, and securing new ambulances and technology
According to Houston鈥檚 FF union president, officials had asked for radios to contact private EMS but were only provided cellphone numbers
With Tulsa onboard, the proposal goes to Oklahoma City
Data, even when it鈥檚 inaccurate or represented out of context, can confirm our biases. Answer five questions about how your agency鈥檚 data is being shared and interpreted
The expanded PrideStar EMS will employ 450 people and operate more than 115 vehicles after merging with Trinity EMS
Gov. Henry McMaster has allocated COVID-19 relief funding to pay for 2 years of training for high-demand jobs
The Cass County EMS Board is addressing the kind of radios needed and possible local firms to do the graphics for the three ambulances
The executive director of the Michigan Association of Ambulance Services said the state needs more EMTs and paramedics as 鈥渜uickly as possible鈥�
In this episode of Inside EMS, host Chris Cebollero is joined by guest host Matt Zavadsky, who offers his thoughts on the current staffing shortage the industry is grappling with
The organization issued a warning about the posts, which describes the data as incomplete and dating back to January 2021
Learn how mental health support programs can alleviate stress in the workplace
Polk County Fire Chief Robert Weech said the union鈥檚 claims of service downgrades are 鈥渦ntrue and misleading鈥�
In response to staff EMSA shortage, Tulsa could remove a requirement that all ambulances be staffed with a paramedic
