On-Demand Webinar: Addressing the Current Staffing Crisis by Thinking Outside the Box

MCP subject-matter experts Chris Kelly and Bonnie Maney discuss the current drivers causing the acute staffing shortage that is afflicting public-sector organizations nationwide. They also explore potential solutions alternating the recruiting-and-hiring process, such as staffing augmentation and workforce optimization.

MCP Assessment Helps Manatee County, FL EMS Plan Its Future

MCP delivered a five-year strategic plan and recommendations to improve the agency’s operations

What’s Wrong With Emergency Medical Services Today—and How To Fix It

In Summary

• Emergency medical service has come a long way since their inception, but numerous significant challenges still exist for the agencies that provide such services and their personnel. This whitepaper explores those challenges and presents solutions for mitigating them.
• Challenges consist of staffing, funding and billing, response and patient care
• The solutions: apply for grants, implement non-traditional staffing models, stronger recruiting, invest in billing-friendly technology and establish nurse triage or mental health capabilities

Background

Prior to the late 1960s, emergency medical service (EMS) in the United States didn’t exist—at least not in the manner that it is provided today. Ambulances were used to transport patients to hospitals or other healthcare facilities—and not much else. In 1960, only six states had standard education programs for rescue personnel—paramedics and emergency medical technicians didn’t come into being until the early 1970s—and only four states regulated ambulance-design specifications. By 1965, the vast majority of emergency medical services from coast to coast largely were unregulated.