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Operations And Protcols
Negotiations Avert AMR Strike
AMR and NEMSA reached an agreement during contract negotiations on Sunday, which averted a strike that would have kept EMS professionals in three„New England streets off their ambulances on Monday.
Officials prepare for strike by EMTs
About 1,000 employees of a private ambulance company that serves 40 communities in Maine, New Hampshire, and Eastern Massachusetts are threatening to strike
EMS Workers Reach Tentative Contract Agreement - BOSTON
BOSTON -- There will be no strike on Monday after Colorado-based American Medical Response reached a tentative agreement with EMS workers in eastern Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire.
Alberta takes steps to prevent paramedics strike
EDMONTON -- Alberta government declared a public emergency Tuesday to head off a strike over wages by about 400 Calgary paramedics.
Towns scramble as ambulance strike looms
MASSACHUSETTS -- A strike vote by paramedics, EMTs and dispatchers with American Medical Response is threatening to cut ambulance service in 13 Bay State communities, leaving emergency planners grasping to come up with contingency plans.
Calgary EMS - Strike notice served
Paramedics could walk away from their ambulances Thursday, but the province's industry minister says a strike will likely be headed off by the appointment of a special panel to resolve the dispute.
The Utility of Non-Traditional Delivery of EMS
A recent study was conducted to examine the use of non-traditional delivery of EMS such as bike medics, horse mounted patrols or medical emergency motorcycle.
The Utility of Non-Traditional Delivery of EMS
A recent study was conducted to examine the use of non-traditional delivery of EMS such as bike medics, horse mounted patrols or medical emergency motorcycle.
Paramedics to make treatment decisions
PARAMEDICS on emergency calls will be asked to decide whether patients should be treated at home instead of being taken to hospital.
Government Solicits National Ambulance Provider For Disaster Response
The federal General Services Administration issued a request for proposals May 24, on behalf of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, seeking a national contractor (or contractors) to provide ambulance, air ambulance and paratransit services after a nationally declared disaster in the Gulf and Atlantic coastal regions of the United States. (FEMA intends to issue RFPs for the rest of the United States later.)
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