Bipartisan bill targets Medicare ambulance reimbursement shortfalls
The RESCUE Act would require Medicare to regularly update ambulance reimbursement rates as EMS providers face rising costs for staffing, fuel, medical equipment and patient care
The RESCUE Act would require Medicare to regularly update ambulance reimbursement rates as EMS providers face rising costs for staffing, fuel, medical equipment and patient care
More than 20 responders used heavy rescue equipment to shore up the unstable hole and free the 18-year-old near Scusset Beach
Montgomery County Hospital District paramedics near field deployment
"When Disaster Strikes… What Happens Next?" will Guide First Responders and Emergency Managers Through the Disaster Declaration Process and the Fiscal Realities of Recovery
Rising EMS staffing costs, declining volunteer ranks and reduced state support are squeezing county budgets as communities work to recruit and retain paramedics and EMTs
Mayo Clinic Ambulance Services paramedic Katie Ann Minter is recovering after a three-vehicle crash as community fundraisers raise money and provide meals for her family
A Cessna 150 collided with a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 near a Carlisle airport runway, killing the plane’s pilot and trapping two troopers in the helicopter
Sacred Cross EMS is rallying support for Herstle Renfroe, a longtime EMS provider and volunteer firefighter whose family died in a Parker County house fire
Grapevine firefighters cited concerns over staffing, fire response capabilities, communication and morale after department changes replaced an engine with an EMS-focused squad
Five firefighters and 14 civilians were taken to hospitals after an FDNY fire truck and MTA bus collided at a Bronx intersection