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Ill. hospital diverts ambulances amid staffing crisis
EMS crews are being redirected from Gateway Regional Medical Center and sister hospital Vista Medical Center as the Illinois Department of Public…
Seattle appeals $30.5M verdict over EMS response in CHOP shooting death
The city argues Antonio Mays Jr. had only a 5-10% chance of survival regardless of emergency care, challenging jury instructions in the…
Ill. county to vote on sales tax hike to save hospital ambulance service
Jersey Community Hospital CEO Kevin Zachary says the ambulance service faces a $650,000 annual shortfall, prompting the county board to consider placing…
Rescue Essentials launches PEDS EMS Pediatric Trauma Kit for prehospital care
Innovative kit combines pediatric-appropriate equipment with a highly organized, field-focused design
Study: Treat-in-place model could save Colo. EMS systems $48M yearly
Ute Pass Health Service District’s community paramedics, highlighted in a Presken Consulting study, offer EMS agencies a model to offset savings lost…
14 hospitalized after white powder exposure at N.C. recycling warehouse
Hazmat teams responded to Lenoir’s Prime Recycling warehouse after a white powdery substance went airborne when workers opened boxes, sending 22 people…
Mo. voters back paramedic funding measure by wide margin
The measure will fund 10 new paramedic positions, averting the staffing cuts St. Charles County Ambulance District officials warned would otherwise strain…
Blood organizations call for Medicare reform for prehospital transfusion
AABB, America’s Blood Centers and the American Red Cross warn that reimbursement gaps, supply constraints and inconsistent standards threaten the program’s growth
N.C. football game injuries, lack of ambulances spark funding call
A roughly 30-minute wait for an ambulance during a Lee County-Southern Lee game, in which one player’s parents drove him for treatment,…
Calif. county supervisors weigh analysis as ambulance bid process advances
After dozens of paramedics and officials urged the county to abandon its competitive bidding process, supervisors voted to have staff compare that…
Police investigate after 19 hospitalized following Calif. half-marathon
Santa Barbara police are investigating a possible link between the race and the hospitalizations, though the event director said medical teams reported…
Pa. hospital suspends services, closes ER amid financial collapse
Sharon Regional Health System dismissed most employees without secured payroll funding as it suspends patient services amid nearly $20 million in unpaid…