Rural Monitor Search Results for: EMS
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Date: May 15, 2014
Mental Health First Aid is an important tool in rural areas to identify and help people in distress. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS-fire departments. Silverblatt said another 30 instructors will complete training this month. "We've worked...
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...
Date: Jan 6, 2016
The Director of the Oregon Office of Rural Health shares his state's strategies to address common rural health issues and also newer epidemics such as opiate abuse. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS providers for training. The grants are modest – $300 for individuals and $2,500 for agencies...
Date: May 18, 2016
Opioid addiction continues to devastate communities across the country. However, there are some aspects of rural living that leave small communities even more vulnerable to the ever-growing epidemic. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS services at Margaret Mary Health have experienced a spike in overdose calls in recent...
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...
Date: Sep 7, 2016
Tom Nerhing, Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Rural EMS Care (JCREC) and Division Director at the North Dakota Department of Health, Division of EMS and Trauma, shares how the changes in healthcare delivery can be an opportunity for emergency medical services to provide an even greater service to rural communities. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS Care (JCREC) and Division Director at the North Dakota Department of Health, Division of EMS...
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...
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: Sep 7, 2016
Diane Calmus, Government Affairs and Policy Manager at the National Rural Health Association, explores the need for a new hospital model to help rural communities gain and maintain access to emergency medical services. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS. But this cannot be expecting more services for less compensation. EMS plays an essential...
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...