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September 28, 2016 Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D., was a firefighter when paramedicine was emerging in the Los Angeles area and, as director of California Emergency Medical Services Authority in 1983, […]

There’s a revolution taking place in emergency medical services, and for many, it could be life changing. From the increasingly sophisticated equipment they carry and the new lifesaving techniques they […]

September 2016 If there is one issue confronting our health-care system on which just about everyone agrees, it’s this: Unnecessary emergency room visits are a significant driver of costs. But […]

September 17th, 2016 If unnecessary hospital readmissions are, as some suggest, the low-hanging fruit in the pursuit of better healthcare, hospitals should get ready to pluck less and less. Hospital […]

Cathy Hostettler is a Doctor of Nursing Practice candidate at the University of Kansas. She did her Doctoral Thesis on EMS-Based MIH programs and their impact on readmissions.  She came […]

Reno, Nev.—Renown Health and the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA) have announced an innovative new alliance to improve the overall health of the region through a proactive system of […]

States are increasingly turning to community paramedicine to help fill the gap in the health care workforce. States have been experimenting with community paramedicine programs for the last five years […]

September 1, 2016 Freestanding emergency rooms are expanding fast in North Texas. You can hardly drive down any major street in Dallas without seeing one. But are they good for […]

Fort Wayne, IN – At the 2016 Emergency Response Conference on August 26, 2016, Fort Wayne’s 911 and non-emergency ambulance service provider, Three Rivers Ambulance Authority (“TRAA”) was selected as […]

August 29th, 2016 A Facebook post, a shared photo, a video on Periscope: What do all of these things have in common? The first answer is that EMTs and paramedics […]