Rural EMS
The HRSA Strategic Plan outlines four mission-critical goals, including improve access to quality health services and achieve health equity
Panelists discuss how they are making EMS education and training more accessible and available in rural parts of the country
How to add intranasal drugs to the BLS scope of practice, and why it would be a valuable addition to the BLS toolbox
Bipartisan legislation reintroduced to make it easier for combat medics to secure civilian paramedic jobs and reduce shortage of rural EMS personnel
Many N.Y. communities switching from volunteer to paid EMS squads to ensure adequate coverage
Current standard of care is 鈥渨oefully lacking,鈥� but attempts to contract with other ambulance companies for non-emergencies is held up in a lawsuit
Equipped with a battery-powered siren; the wheelbarrows are designed to reduce maternal mortality
The property tax supports county EMS, one hospital, and four rural clinics
A federal requirement to reduce bandwidth, and the mountainous terrain, is leaving responders without reception on calls
Officials are cautiously optimistic and have been educating voters on two plans that would raise taxes to help cover services in unincorporated areas
The legislation would end uncertainty over Medicare reimbursement by making permanent appropriate rates for their services
A former flight medic and oil worker is now heading up an EMS crew serving the isolated and dangerous areas
To determine the barriers to timely STEMI treatment in rural areas, a team of researchers conducted a web-based survey of 65 critical access hospitals in Nebraska
Volunteerism - though noble - hides and skews the real cost of providing EMS in low-volume environments
As operations close across the state, 84 are expected to lose their jobs by Sept. 30, and 277 by the end of the year
The company is restructuring, but hasn鈥檛 yet confirmed which centers will be shut down
Without new volunteers stepping forward, the Lakota Ambulance Service may have to close its doors
Three family members, who work as EMTs and firefighters, had been trained in grain bin rescues and helped save his life
The seat of his tractor detached, calling him to fall backward onto the ground,where he was drawn into the hay round baler
It鈥檚 understandable, but unfortunate, that the parent felt like he had to take things into his own hands and drive his child to the hospital.
The village of College Corner is 鈥渄eeply disappointed鈥� that Oxford, Ohio turned down a request to cover one of its regions to improve response times
Both were seriously injured and airlifted to local hospitals
Lawmakers passed a three-year pilot program that includes giving a $500 annual stipend to volunteer recruits in 14 counties
How will telemedicine鈥檚 growing popularity impact ground and air ambulance transports in rural areas?
It鈥檚 鈥渘ot a small farming community anymore鈥� and many said there needs to be a transition away from depending on volunteers
Legislators backed the rule change in an attempt to maintain services in rural communities that, without a hospital, may otherwise be left with no emergency care
The survivors had blast injuries that ranged in severity from minor to critical
North Dakota and Minnesota need to avoid sick or injured people dying because ambulances can鈥檛 get to them in time by being proactive
It鈥檚 a constant struggle, especially since EMTs are paid per ambulance run instead of by the hour
Victory EMS is the only service for 900 square miles; managers hope it鈥檚 a temporary problem as they reorganize collection of payments
Sixty percent of the state鈥檚 approximately 200 rural ambulance services are volunteers, and the population is aging with few recruits
The metrics lack a basic understanding of rural health care and degrade volunteerism, officials said in response to the ACEP report card
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