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21. Out on the Spokes: Mitigating the Impact of Rural Healthcare Transformation - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Sep 7, 2016

Kevin McGinnis, Program Manager with the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO), discusses rural EMS's options as services switch from a traditional form to the hub and spokes model. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS Officials (NASEMSO), discusses rural EMS's options as services switch from a traditional form...

22. The EMS Compact - Resources
Reviewed: Mar 2024

Information on the agreement enabling emergency medical service (EMS) personnel licensed in Compact member states to cross state borders to practice and work in other Compact states without getting an EMS license in the remote state. Describes ways in which this agreement may enhance communities' responses to COVID-19 when local resources are reduced. Includes a map showing locations of EMS Compact states and contact information for each member state's Compact Commissioner.

...EMS Compact --- Information on the agreement enabling emergency medical service (EMS) personnel licensed in Compact...

23. Mobile Telehealth Units and Care Coordinators Improve Emergency Care Services for Rural Arizona Patients - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 7, 2019

To address rising ER readmissions, an Arizona healthcare system and network partners adapted an unconventional EMS telehealth service to help rural patients. Coupled with care coordination, mobile telehealth units are saving the healthcare system money while better meeting patients' healthcare needs. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS telehealth service to help rural patients. Coupled with care coordination, mobile telehealth units are saving...

24. EMS Leaders Speak - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Sep 7, 2016

With the recent changes in healthcare delivery, many rural clinics and hospitals are concerned about the future of their communities' healthcare, especially their emergency medical services. Will EMS in rural areas survive these changes, and is there an opportunity to thrive in a volume-to-value system? We asked five rural EMS leaders to explore the possible challenges and opportunities in the transformation of rural healthcare delivery. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS Leaders Speak - The Rural Monitor --- With the recent changes in healthcare delivery, many rural...

25. Indiana EMS 2025 Report - Resources
Date: Nov 2024

Reports on emergency medical services (EMS) in Indiana based on meetings throughout 2023 and 2024 with EMS stakeholders. Focuses on funding and sustainability, operations, education, training, and workforce. Includes discussion on EMS access in rural areas.

...EMS 2025 Report --- Reports on emergency medical services (EMS) in Indiana based on meetings throughout...

26. Heat-Related EMS Activation Surveillance Dashboard - Resources
Reviewed: Jun 2025

Mapping dashboard that shows Emergency Medical Services activations related to heat illness. Includes data at the state and county level for the previous 14 and 30 days. Selecting the Disparity Explorer tab shows patient data related to EMS response time, rate of EMS activation, number of deaths, and EMS transportation for patients at the urban, suburban, rural, and frontier levels. Updated weekly.

...EMS response time, rate of EMS activation, number of deaths, and EMS transportation for patients...

27. Kansas EMS Education Incentive Grant Program - Funding
Deadline: Dec 15, 2025

Grants for licensed ambulance services in rural, frontier, and densely settled rural areas of Kansas to help with recruiting, training, and certifying ambulance EMS providers.

...EMS providers. --- View more Kansas EMS Education Incentive Grant Program Link View Program Website Sponsor...

28. Sustainable Rural EMS: Navigating Change - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Designed to help rural communities navigate a change from unsustainable volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) and ambulance service models to those that are sustainable. Intended to direct community leaders through change based on a stepped process that has been used in rural communities throughout the U.S. Includes information on how to assess whether a community has an EMS problem, ingredients needed to change, and a process to implement change to a more sustainable model of rural EMS.

...EMS. --- View more Sustainable Rural EMS: Navigating Change Link View Resource Description Designed to help...

29. Promising Practice: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health Rallies EMS Providers in the State - Resources
Date: Jan 2018

Describes how EMS Day at the Wisconsin capitol brought 50 local EMS agencies and two state EMS associations together to meet with state legislators and advocate for their support and recognition of their needs. This event developed out of an effort by the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health (WI-ORH) to design and implement an assessment tool evaluating rural ambulance services within the state.

...EMS Day at the Wisconsin capitol brought 50 local EMS agencies and two state EMS...

30. Rural EMS Workforce: A Call to Action - Resources
Date: Feb 2021

Policy brief discussing rural emergency medical services (EMS) systems. Highlights challenges facing the rural EMS workforce, including the costs of training and reimbursement concerns. Outlines policy recommendations to strengthen rural EMS systems.

...EMS Workforce: A Call to Action --- Policy brief discussing rural emergency medical services (EMS) systems...