Latest EMS News
Hearing Explores Testing Patients for HIV Without Consent
Rep. Stephen DiNatale, D-Fitchburg, files a bill that would allow blood testing of a patient, without consent, if others are exposed.
Ambulance Service Collections 'Gaining Momentum'
Collections for the ambulance service in Sequatchie County (Tenn.) are mounting and should stabilize in the next few months.
GE Contract Brings New Emergency Vehicles to Connecticut Town
Two new emergency response vehicles will be purchased for service in Oxford, Conn., under a $2.1 million financial pact with General Electric Energy Financial Services and should be ready for use by next year.
911 Center Needs Power Boost
Lebanon s communications center has maxed out the available space and electrical supply at the courthouse.
Cell Phone Snafu Delays Response to Accident
The Pueblo (Colo.) County Sheriff's Department blames a cellular phone tower snafu for the delay in responding to an auto accident that involved serious injuries in northern Pueblo County on Wednesday.
MedStar Board Approves Texas Training Academy
The MedStar board of directors approved funding Wednesday to start a training academy for paramedics and emergency medical technicians in Texas.
New Board to Take Over at Southern Berks Regional Emergency Medical Services
A new board will take over at Southern Berks Regional Emergency Medical Services in wake of an ongoing state probe into financial mismanagement at the nonprofit ambulance company.
Drill Aims to Help School Prepare for the Worst
On Sunday, emergency teams in New Jersey will drill for a catastrophic chemical release at a local high school.
Fee Hike OK'd for AMR
American Medical Response, the company that provides ambulance service to most of Clark County, has won a 2.4 percent rate increase effective Monday.

















