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Reviewed: Jan 14, 2026
Provides information, resources, and answers frequently asked questions related to community paramedicine. Covers benefits and challenges community paramedicine programs in rural communities, defines the role of community paramedics, discusses education and licensure requirements requirements for community paramedic providers, and program funding. Includes community paramedicine models and existing program examples.
...EMS) as an access point to care for non-emergency healthcare needs when other options...
Reviewed: Feb 2026
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...
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...
Date: Jan 2019
Examines state Flex program initiatives to improve time critical diagnoses (TCD) care systems and integrate rural emergency medical services (EMS) into area care systems, particularly Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Briefly describes what each of the 17 participating states did to collaborate with EMS stakeholders, enhance TCD capacity, support EMS training, provide technical assistance to local EMS agencies, and collect EMS and TCD data.
...EMS stakeholders, enhance TCD capacity, support EMS training, provide technical assistance to local EMS agencies...
Date: Oct 5, 2022
To keep 24/7 urgent care available in Maine's Moose River Valley, a new pilot program lets paramedics take shifts staffing the local health center after-hours and on weekends. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS as the spackle of healthcare: If there's a crack, you can use EMS...
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...
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...
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...
Reviewed: Sep 2025
A bureau within the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare offering information for EMS providers including resources on license applications, EMS rules and regulations, requirements for agency licensure and renewal, agency contacts and grant resources. Provides a discussion of the Idaho Community Health EMS (CHEMS) model and lists certification programs appropriate for CHEMS paramedics.
...EMS) --- A bureau within the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare offering information for EMS providers...
Date: 2024
Provides an overview of the emergency medical services (EMS) workforce in Indiana. Focuses on sustainable EMS workforce tracking, pipeline and retention assessments, and county-level workforce needs. Includes county-level data on population characteristics, such as uninsurance, opioid use, and emergency department utilization rates as compared to EMS workforce characteristics and supply in each respective county.
...EMS Workforce Assessment --- Provides an overview of the emergency medical services (EMS) workforce in Indiana...