How the closure of Ohio’s Good Sam ER will affect hospitals, patients
July 21, 2018
Good Samaritan saw 58,817 ER visits at its main campus in 2016, and now those patients will have to reroute to surrounding emergency rooms
Michigan Medicine’s critical care transport team gets new $10M jet
July 21, 2018
The new specially-designed jet serves more critically injured patients and improves its organ procurement services.
Maine ambulance company to pay $17K in insurance fraud case
July 21, 2018
County Ambulance had been accused of submitting false claims to Medicare and MaineCare
2018 Hooley Awards winners named
July 20, 2018
Three individuals were named 2018 Hooley Awards winners at the 10th annual ImageTrend Connect Conference on July 19
Tackling the quandary of the late-night call to increase retention
July 20, 2018
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article on the topic of late-night fatigue in EMS and how addressing those issues can lead to increased retention rates in the industry
Center for Patient Safety Launches EMS Safety Culture Assessment
July 20, 2018
CPS partners with EMS industry leaders to benchmark EMS safety culture at the agency level
New smartwatch engages user and notifies first responders
July 20, 2018
The watch also has built-in GPS that alerts responders or a designated contact to the patient’s exact location
New study tests benefit of epinephrine in prehospital-setting cardiac arrests
July 20, 2018
The study showed a lack of 'clear improvement in functional recovery' in patients treated with epinephrine
Drone delayed medical helicopter transport of crash victim in Idaho
July 20, 2018
Luckily, the medical helicopter pilot spotted the drone and bypassed what could have been a worse event
Inter-agency collaboration solves staffing challenge in Idaho region
July 20, 2018
To deal with the natural uptick in calls that comes with population growth, they find new ways to work with their neighbors