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171. Inequities in Access and Delivery of Acute Stroke Care: A Brain Attack Coalition Symposium Report - Resources
Date: Oct 2022

Presents findings from the Brain Attack Coalition's Inequities in Access and Delivery of Acute Stroke Care symposium. Identifies barriers to access and disparities in healthcare delivery, and discusses underserved populations, including people in rural areas, throughout. Provides recommendations on policy, research, and service delivery approaches to address inequities and improve stroke care delivery in EMS, acute and hyperacute, and inpatient settings.

...EMS, acute and hyperacute, and inpatient settings. --- View more Inequities in Access and Delivery of Acute...

172. Filling Gaps and Avoiding Duplication: Community Paramedics and Ambulance Services - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Sep 7, 2016

Gary Wingrove, President of the Paramedic Foundation, discusses the vital role emergency medical services play in rural communities, and the role community paramedics can fill in a changing healthcare system. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS leaders, answering the question What do the recent changes to – and the transformation of – rural...

173. Characterizing Prehospital Wall Fall Injuries at the US-Mexico Border - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Research letter examining fall-related first aid encounters from October 1, 2023, to January 31, 2024 at an open-air detention site at the U.S.-Mexico border in California. Provides data on demographics, types and locations of injuries encountered, treatment provided, and characteristics of cases with EMS activation.

...EMS activation. --- View more Characterizing Prehospital Wall Fall Injuries at the US-Mexico Border Link...

174. The Business of Rural Hospital Closures - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: May 27, 2015

What rural hospitals can do to stay viable in difficult times, with insights from Charles Owens, executive director of the Georgia Department of Community Health, State Office of Rural Health. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS). When a rural hospital closes, EMS may become the main source of healthcare for the area...

175. Essential Research Issues in Rural Health: The State Rural Health Directors' Perspective - Resources - Archive
Date: Mar 2002

Focuses on the key issues confronting state rural health directors. The major research issues identified were workforce, mental health, EMS, telemedicine, and a lack of local data.

...EMS, telemedicine, and a lack of local data. --- View more Essential Research Issues in Rural...

176. Rural Emergency Medical Services Integration - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Outlines tools and strategies for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to use when integrating with other healthcare providers. Discusses approaches to the integration of medical direction, medical protocols, quality reviews, training and continuing education, and operations, among other topics.

...EMS) to use when integrating with other healthcare providers. Discusses approaches to the integration of medical...

177. Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Toolkit - Resources
Reviewed: Jul 2025

Provides a self-assessment and resources to help rural ambulance agencies move from volume to value and meet the core competencies outlined in the Baldridge Excellence Framework for Health Care. Offers resources related to EMS leadership, strategic planning, the workforce, operations and processes, community involvement, data collection and analysis, and quality outcomes.

...EMS leadership, strategic planning, the workforce, operations and processes, community involvement, data collection and analysis...

178. Challenges for Rural Emergency Medical Services: Medical Oversight - Resources
Date: May 2008

Examines the challenges faced by rural emergency medical service agencies in recruiting a medical director and providing medical direction for EMS personnel.

...EMS personnel. --- View more Challenges for Rural Emergency Medical Services: Medical Oversight Link View Resource...

179. Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: May 14, 2025

Provides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to emergency preparedness and response for rural communities. Includes information on resources available for rural communities encountering emergency management challenges, emergency preparedness requirements for rural healthcare facilities, communication planning, and multiple tools and resources for preparedness planning for individuals, healthcare facilities, and communities in rural America.

...EMS). Some rural areas lack local public health departments and instead rely on state public...

180. Minnesota Crisis Standards of Care Framework: Surge Operations and Crisis Care for Emergency Medical Services - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

An overview of crisis care operational strategies for first responders, ambulance service providers, public safety answering points (PSAP)/9-1-1 dispatchers, and other crisis related healthcare facilities and organizations. Developed by a Minnesota EMS Crisis Standards of Care Workgroup to provide guidance for rural and urban communities in their development of crisis care policies and procedures. Discusses surge capacity, rural ambulance service dispatch and destination considerations, applicable Minnesota state statutes and ordinances, the importance of a formal review and quality assurance process, and recovery priorities for ambulance services.

...EMS Crisis Standards of Care Workgroup to provide guidance for rural and urban communities in their...