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1. Recruitment and Retention: Overcoming the Rural EMS Dilemma - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 7, 2018

Limited funding, expanding coverage areas, and a cultural shift in volunteerism across generations has motivated EMS leaders to find new recruitment methods that attract more personnel and keep them as long as possible. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS Rescue (HGH EMS Rescue) in Winnemucca, Nevada to have 25 full-time paid EMS...

2. Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Aug 11, 2022

Provides an overview of EMS and trauma services in rural areas. Answers frequently asked questions about funding, equipment, training, recruitment, continuing education, trauma systems, trauma care, and other topics relating to rural EMS.

...EMS? Who makes up the rural EMS workforce? What can rural EMS agencies do to recruit...

3. Making Informed Decisions about Rural EMS - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Apr 3, 2019

In rural America, many community members do not understand the skill level, training, and availability of the people who answer their 911 calls. The Informed Self-Determination Process helped the community of St. George, Maine learn about their EMS system and created consensus about what EMS would look like in their town. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS system and created consensus about what EMS would look like in their town. - The Rural...

4. Keeping Rural EMS Reliable and Sustainable, with James Small – Exploring Rural Health Podcast - Podcast Episode
Date: Dec 5, 2023

The December 2023 episode of RHIhub's podcast features an interview with James Small, Rural EMS Outreach Director for the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health.

...EMS Outreach Director for the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health. --- Keeping Rural EMS Reliable and Sustainable...

5. Aiming For 'Real and Accessible': EMS Simulations Give Rural Providers Hands-On Experience - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 30, 2022

Rural EMS providers have fewer chances to practice their skills on the job, but simulation tools can help small agencies prepare for high-stress calls. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS professional trains using a virtual reality headset provided by Maine EMS. Maine EMS, the state...

6. EMS Live@Nite - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Sep 11, 2023

Providence Health Training delivers free online training to rural EMS providers via video teleconferencing, saving volunteers time, travel, and cost.

...EMS providers to receive training. Because there is little funding available for EMS training, the EMS...

7. Rural Nevada EMS Conference - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Jan 5, 2024

As a way for rural EMS personnel to receive low-cost, high quality training, the Rural Nevada EMS Conference offers continuing education units and engaging sessions for EMS personnel.

...EMS personnel. --- View more Rural Nevada EMS Conference Summary Need: To provide rural Nevada EMS...

8. Being Forward-Thinking as EMS Agencies Plan for the Future - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Sep 7, 2016

Don Wood, Director of the Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health and Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Rural EMS Care (JCREC), discusses the effects of hospital closures on rural EMS and the role telehealth might play in the future delivery of emergency care. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS Care (JCREC), discusses the effects of hospital closures on rural EMS and the role...

9. Identifying a Consensus Set of EMS Agency Licensure Elements and Definitions to Support Rural EMS Data Collection - Resources
Date: Nov 2023

Discusses gaps in data on rural emergency medical service (EMS) agencies and systems of care. Summarizes findings from a review of state EMS agency licensing applications and discussions from a panel of rural EMS experts. Identifies a consensus set of core EMS licensure elements and definitions for consideration by state EMS authorities in order to enhance licensure application processes and align data collection efforts with other states.

...EMS Agency Licensure Elements and Definitions to Support Rural EMS Data Collection --- Discusses gaps in data...

10. Access to Emergency Medical Services in Rural Areas: The Supporting Role of State EMS Agencies - Resources
Date: Feb 2002

Reports on a survey of state EMS directors regarding access to rural EMS, programs and initiatives by state EMS agencies that target rural and volunteer EMS providers, integration initiatives by rural EMS providers, issues in medical direction for rural EMS, and anticipated effects of the new Medicare fee schedule on rural EMS providers.

...EMS Agencies --- Reports on a survey of state EMS directors regarding access to rural EMS...