News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Ill. hospital diverts ambulances amid staffing crisis | Wednesday November 11th, 2026 |
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EMS crews are being redirected from Gateway Regional Medical Center and sister hospital Vista Medical Center as the Illinois Department of Public Health works with American Healthcare Systems on contingency plans amid ongoing payroll problems and “staffing instability.” |
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| Seattle appeals $30.5M verdict over EMS response in CHOP shooting death | Wednesday November 11th, 2026 |
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The city argues Antonio Mays Jr. had only a 5-10% chance of survival regardless of emergency care, challenging jury instructions in the civil case that found Seattle negligent after paramedics drove away from a vehicle attempting to flag them down for help |
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| Ill. county to vote on sales tax hike to save hospital ambulance service | Tuesday November 10th, 2026 |
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Jersey Community Hospital CEO Kevin Zachary says the ambulance service faces a $650,000 annual shortfall, prompting the county board to consider placing a 0.5% public safety sales tax increase on the February 2027 primary ballot |
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| Rescue Essentials launches PEDS EMS Pediatric Trauma Kit for prehospital care | Tuesday November 10th, 2026 |
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Innovative kit combines pediatric-appropriate equipment with a highly organized, field-focused design |
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| Study: Treat-in-place model could save Colo. EMS systems $48M yearly | Tuesday November 10th, 2026 |
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Ute Pass Health Service District’s community paramedics, highlighted in a Presken Consulting study, offer EMS agencies a model to offset savings lost to expected Medicaid cuts straining rural hospitals |
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| 14 hospitalized after white powder exposure at N.C. recycling warehouse | Tuesday November 10th, 2026 |
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Hazmat teams responded to Lenoir’s Prime Recycling warehouse after a white powdery substance went airborne when workers opened boxes, sending 22 people to be examined and sickening staff at a nearby urgent care who treated an exposed patient |
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| Mo. voters back paramedic funding measure by wide margin | Monday November 9th, 2026 |
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The measure will fund 10 new paramedic positions, averting the staffing cuts St. Charles County Ambulance District officials warned would otherwise strain response times amid rising call volume |
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| Blood organizations call for Medicare reform for prehospital transfusion | Monday November 9th, 2026 |
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AABB, America’s Blood Centers and the American Red Cross warn that reimbursement gaps, supply constraints and inconsistent standards threaten the program’s growth |
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| N.C. football game injuries, lack of ambulances spark funding call | Monday November 9th, 2026 |
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A roughly 30-minute wait for an ambulance during a Lee County-Southern Lee game, in which one player’s parents drove him for treatment, prompted calls for a dedicated county budget line item, though no state law requires on-site ambulances |
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| Calif. county supervisors weigh analysis as ambulance bid process advances | Monday November 9th, 2026 |
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After dozens of paramedics and officials urged the county to abandon its competitive bidding process, supervisors voted to have staff compare that approach against amending San Luis Ambulance’s existing contract before the RFP is expected to launch in January 2027 |
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