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 background investigator can learn a lot about a person by simply looking at their social media accounts
EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Communities are learning the hard way that underfunding EMS has real consequences.
Interim Portland Fire Chief Ryan Gillespie is the latest to call for AMR to switch to EMT and paramedic staffing
Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott opposed the plan saying some people are 鈥渆xcellent paramedics鈥� who may not be able to test to be firefighters
Methuen officials have budgeted to hire more EMTs and police officers with money from the Opioid Settlement Stabilization Fund
Saugerties, Ulster County officials debate disparity among providers, staffing and costs for smaller communities
Task force members discussed funding, salaries, regulations and community paramedicine
Baltimore EMS personnel will be eligible for the retention bonus if they stay on the job for the next three years
Members of the East Baton Rouge EMS Explorers program spend their weekends learning about EMS, serving others
In a new work visa program, Spirit EMS was able to reach halfway around the world for paramedic recruitment
Kingston Mayor Mayor Steve Noble says additional staffing is needed for service and billing
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Western University of Health Sciences students reviewed, funding, staffing, and an aging rural population
Underfunded, understaffed rural ambulance services are highlighted after a Pickens County patient had to wait over a hour for an ambulance
The Emergency Medical Service Task Force will look at funding and staffing across the state, as well as increased response times
Bamberg County Administrator Joey Preston is working with Thorne Ambulance Service on mutual aid, staffing and rigs
Pennington County Search and Rescue is composed of members with a wide variety of backgrounds, experience and knowledge
The joint program is focused on recruitment, retention and career development for first responders
Santa Clara County officials work to deal with staffing issues as residents face long EMS response times
Multnomah County officials are considering AMR鈥檚 request to move to one paramedic, one EMT staffing, help with response times
AMR鈥檚 Earn While You Learn program has seen success in addressing the shortage of EMS personnel
There is no substitute for high-context communications and training that occurs between two people, engaging privately, face-to-face
Montgomery County officials and EMS providers are exploring issues regarding funding, staffing
An advisory board member for Somerset-Pulaski EMS suggested that the long-term solution is for Pulaski to create a special taxing district
SA国际传媒鈥檚 EMS trends state-of-the-industry survey provides targets for reducing stress, staffing challenges and leadership shortfalls
Somerset city officials are told employees are leaving for better pay and less calls
Otego officials had been debating turning town EMS over to Otsego County Emergency Services
The East Peoria Fire Department has joined others in dropping a pre-hire EMS certification requirement
Performance metrics showed Bi-County Ambulance in Yuba and Sutter counties remained in compliance despite staffing shortages
Hundreds of young girls met with women in over 65 STEM-based organizations in Montgomery County
Hamilton County EMS has reversed course on chronically low pay and made an addition to its fleet
