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Podcast: Public Safety Speaks by Hexagon
It's National EMS Week in the US! In addition to saying thanks to emergency medical professionals for their service, Hexagon Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial features a panel on the Future [Read More]

2023 – What EMS Providers Want – Annual EMS1 Survey
We’re asking EMS field providers, supervisors, senior leadership and educators from all service types and response areas to participate and share the survey with their colleagues. Those who share their [Read More]

Supporting Bryan Boone, a #FOAMed Pioneer
Founders of HLTH, IAMED, FOAM FRAT, AAMS CCTA Academy and other industry leaders gather in person to support and honor HLTH co-founder Bryan Boone, a pioneer of the #FOAMed (Free open [Read More]

Upcoming EMS Leadership Training: Registration Open!
Enhance Your Team's Leadership Skills with Our Three-Day Program As a leader in the ambulance services industry, you understand the importance of having a capable, strong team of providers that [Read More]

It’s our thinking that makes change seem so hard
Change is the most natural thing in the world. Everything changes. You can’t prevent change from happening, even though we try. Why then does it look like change is hard? [Read More]

Is it Overwhelm or Overload?
Is it overwhelm or overload? What's the difference, you ask? Overwhelm is a state of being; an emotional reaction to a perception. Overload is just a fact - how much [Read More]

Roundtable: Safety in EMS P2 with Dr. I. David Daniels & Justin Reed
Discover the latest statistics on the leading causes of provider injury and innovative solutions for both patient and provider safety from our industry's leading experts. Join us live Sept 7, [Read More]

Roundtable: Safety in EMS with Dr. I. David Daniels & Justin Reed
Did you miss us live? Watch the replay... Discover the latest statistics on the leading causes of provider injury and innovative solutions for both patient and provider safety from our [Read More]

2022 Documentary Honorable But Broken: EMS in Crisis
Let this pandemic be not what breaks the industry, let it be what brings it together... Every donation of $100 to fund this documentary through June 30 will get VIP [Read More]

EMS Staffing & Support Act – S.3910 – Advocacy Newsflash
This week the EMS Staffing and Support Act (S. 3910) was proposed in the US Senate which clearly outlines the crisis EMS systems face and recognizes the support providers need [Read More]

Roundtable: Safety in EMS with Rick Binder and James Ho
Special thanks to our roundtable guests, Rick Binder and James Ho! Watch our replay and comment below. We've added timestamps and chapters on this recording. 02:28 - Rick Binder intro [Read More]

Why Retention is the Key to Recruitment
Recruitment and retention are by far the topics we get asked about most often at EMS Leadership Academy. It is understandable because it is a pervasive issue that is threatening [Read More]

Incivility in EMS Research
Here's an opportunity to support and contribute to a body of research that will lead to more evidence in the EMS industry.Patricia Overman, is a paramedic and graduate student at [Read More]

US Report on Characteristics & Challenges of Rural Ambulance Agencies
In this report was published by the The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) is a national policy research organization with a mission to: (1) undertake unbiased research and analysis on [Read More]

Creating a High Performance Team: What Are You Focusing On?
At any given moment you have a choice of what to focus on: what’s working or what’s not working, what you want or what you don’t want. There are always [Read More]