EMS Grants News and Articles

• Wellness program targets EMS providers

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  A study indicated that 75 percent of EMS recruits are obese and overweight; the program will help personnel improve their nutrition, fitness and well-being

• Solutions sought for EMS volunteer shortage

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  North Dakota EMS officials meet to solve the declining pool of volunteers, which is the largest subsidy to EMS

• IBM reviews Memphis Fire Dept. EMS data for opportunities to reduce 911 calls

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  Memphis is looking at data-driven backing for community paramedicine or even a public-shaming campaign to rein in costs

• NC EMS agency gets first new ambulance in 30 years

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  The $140,000 ambulance was bought with a grant and donations; the rig will be put to use since nearby stations have discontinued ambulance services

• Grant funds research on pediatric brain tumors

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  The grant will fund a four year research project studying immunotherapy treatment for a common brain tumor found in children

• Foundation grants for EMS: Avoid these 4 common errors

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  Successful grants from foundations are obtained with persistence, hard work and dedication, not secrets

• Volunteer fire dept. gets new ambulance after wreck

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  The new ambulance will replace one the department lost in a collision last year; the new ambulance was grant-funded

• Video laryngoscopes purchased with trauma commission grant

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  Central EMS in partnership with Forsyth County fire department is adopting video laryngoscopy for endotracheal intubation

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