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
The EMS industry research has spoken: tradition and old cultural norms and beliefs don鈥檛 apply to the evolution of EMS today
A national survey reveals EMS economic and operations redesigns that would have been considered heresy just years ago
A state grant will fully fund training for 10 licensed paramedics for Rapid Response EMS
The FDNY EMS Local 2507 president joins the show to discuss wage discrepancies, educating the public about the work EMS does
Past Fire Chief and current Emergency Management Director Mike Myers will oversee changes in financial planning, hiring and non-emergency call diversion
The legislation aims to address staffing and response time challenges in rural areas
Fairfield Bay EMS members said the volunteer service is important to the community and provides adequate coverage
Phoenix 911 Operator Pamela Cooper had been working overtime while recovering from COVID-19, family members said
MCHD EMS shares lessons learned in flexibility and preparedness from the winter storm that doubled call volumes and sidelined hospitals in Texas
The two Arlington County firefighter-medics were among the first mutual aid teams at the scene
Plum EMS has grown from a one-ambulance operation to running seven vehicles with dozens of personnel
The lawsuit states the EMT was arrested on similar charges twice prior to the April 2020 incident
Leadership involves techniques that direct the energies and abilities of a group toward the common accomplishments and planned objectives of the organization
Chattanooga state legislators raised concerns related to the city鈥檚 compliance with a decades-old federal court order
Columbia county officials are investigating the email that said staff were 鈥渟pread too thin鈥� and would walk out on Monday
St. Louis Firefighter-EMT Demetris 鈥淎l鈥� Alfred told the president his biggest concern was financial support to avoid layoffs and budget cuts
Orange County Emergency Services Medical Director Joseph Grover submitted a plan last year to temporarily permit EMTs to vaccinate patients
The New Britain police, fire and EMS departments are hoping to recruit more women and people of color through a free hiring workshop
The former Worden Volunteer Fire Department member said tensions between legacy volunteers and new recruits culminated in the mass resignation
The Marana police dispatcher was attempting to transfer the call to Tucson 911 to dispatch the fire department
Alert Ambulance Service Inc. has hired dozens of laid-off nurses and paramedics since March, nearly doubling its workforce
The Worden Volunteer Fire Department was left without enough staff to cover its ambulance shifts after the mass resignation
Decatur Fire & Rescue officials said the agency may need to stop responding to medical calls if the city does not take action to recruit and retain more medics
Royal Ambulance was named by Glassdoor as one of the top 50 best small and medium companies to work for in the United States based on employee feedback
The proposed bill would allow small communities that provide joint ambulance services to recruit drivers without medical training to operate emergency vehicles
The state will collect infection and quarantine data voluntarily submitted by public safety agencies to better combat the virus鈥� spread among first responders
Oakland union representatives and officials from neighboring cities said the brownouts will have a 鈥渃ascading effect鈥� on local fire and EMS response
The raises, originally scheduled to begin this summer, will be delayed for 18 months to put a hold on proposed layoffs as the city faces a $675 million budget shortfall
EMS Care Ambulance EMT Alejandro Corredor became the first graduate of the two-year-old program to receive his certification and join the EMS workforce
EMS providers in the state are struggling with diversions, staffing shortages and fears about needing to ration care as COVID-19 cases overwhelm the healthcare system
The order permits EMTs and military members with medical training to apply for temporary licenses to assist in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in the state
All of Smyrna鈥檚 46 paramedics will receive a 5.5% raise across the board, with the possibility of an additional 3.5% merit-based raise
Supporters of Oostburg Ambulance, which has operated for nearly 50 years, had campaigned and petitioned to delay the board鈥檚 decision
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