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Calif. city manager apologizes for calling EMS personnel ‘bus drivers’
Garden Grove City Manager Scott Stiles made the comments while discussing ambulance response times at a meeting last month
The power of self-care and empathy
A paramedic shares how the opioid epidemic triggered a mental health crisis, and how emotional care has helped
Cleveland officials question low minority staff levels at public safety departments
Council members raised concerns over hiring practices after noting the low proportion of minority first responders in the minority-majority city
Applicants selected to participate in ET3 payment model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected 205 applicants to test the program for five years
IAFC, RQI Partners aim to double out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
Through the implementation and education of a number of new programs, the partnership hopes to reach their goal by 2025
Philadelphia Fire Department selected to test ET3 model
The city will become one of the first to try the program, which is designed to reduce Medicare costs by reimbursing non-hospital…
Philadelphia FD to test Medicare program that diverts patients to urgent care centers
The city will become one of the first to try the program, which is designed to reduce Medicare costs by reimbursing non-hospital…
Mass. city police warn of heroin mixture that may not respond to naloxone
Heroin cut with a synthetic cannabinoid has been connected to several recent overdoses in the city
$108K fine proposed for NJ EMS squad accused of running unlicensed vehicles
Shamong EMS is the third New Jersey ambulance service to be fined for similar violations within the last five months
Video: Paramedic, pilot injured after laser pointed at Canadian air ambulance
The pilot and paramedic were evaluated for eye injuries and the flight crew provided the video to Toronto Police
Calif. bills would increase regulations on private ambulance services
The legislation package was introduced by Assemblymember and former EMT Freddie Rodriguez
An academic approach to EMS recruitment and retention
A partnership between an EMS agency and a University co-op program allows students to complete an accelerated, state-accredited EMT training program in…