Georgia EMS News

and then some

Barrow County Emergency Services received a “clean bill of health” from state fire training officials

Cobb County first responders eligible for PTSD coverage Jan. 1

Georgia Bill Would Legalize Baby Boxes to Fight Infant Abandonment

Shocker – Most Georgia Hospitals Don’t Comply With Federal Price Listing Rule Until Fined

Ford unveils new law enforcement vehicle

Northeast Georgia Health System partners with Glassbeam on pilot for medical imaging analytics

Vehicle carrying radioactive material crashes on its way to GA hospital

Memorial Health named as top teaching hospital in Georgia

EMS Failures And Tragic Delays Led to the Death of 15-Year-Old Amanda Sylvester | TSR Investigates (just the tip of the iceberg of waste/incompetence in Fulton/Atlanta)

AdventHealth Redmond announces 2024 EMS Service Awards

Doctors Diagnose Liberal

Getting an inside look at the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center

Brookhaven officials continue fight for faster ambulance response times – Georgia EMS bureaucracy gets in the way

Scottsdale to launch its own ambulance service this weekend – Bye bye private equity

UGA School of Medicine submits application for accreditation

Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville hit by cyberattack, Georgia Hospital Association confirms

Valdosta Fire Department rescues dogs from house fire

After back-to-back issues caused by turnover, Tybee Island names new fire chief

Full 44 minute video, audio sheds light on College Park & Grady ambulance response for volleyball player who collapsed

Atlanta Cop City to open soon

Woke Atlanta Fire Rescue to host “Ladies Night Out” event to recruit female firefighters

Grady EMS says College Park ambulance could have rushed volleyball player who collapsed, later died to hospital

Dystopian ‘wanted’ posters of top health CEOs appear in New York City

First hyperbaric oxygen ambulance in New Orleans

Program diverting non-urgent 911 calls to Health Link ‘overpromised and under-delivered’

Fort Worth council approves switch from MedStar (Authority model) to fire-based EMS system

Fort Worth takes control of MedStar management, creates new medical director office

Albany Technical College announces first graduates from new Critical Care Paramedic program

Ambulance workers launch indefinite strike in several Quebec regions

Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator shares new gameplay trailer

Atlanta’s Winecoff Hotel disaster changed fire safety

Chemical Fire at Atlanta-Area Plant Sparks Local Movement Against BioLab

Sandy Springs donates firefighting equipment to Jones County

Clayton County Breaks Ground On New Fire HQ And Fire Station 1

Over 1,000 people sought medical help after BioLab fire, state agency says

College Park volleyball player collapses, dies: Grady EMS gives timeline of requested response

Stephens County Hospital Designated as Remote Treatment Stroke Center

SGMC Health Berrien Unveils New $15 Million Emergency Department: A Beacon for Rural Healthcare

Most Georgia hospitals fail to comply with federal price listing rule until fined

Southeast Georgia Health System Announces Departure of President & CEO in March 2025

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (Atrium Health) expands EMS to Wilkinson County with $600,000 investment

Another Corrupt GA Deputy Arrested – ‘Deputy of the year’ arrested for DUI after allegedly directing non-existent traffic while drunk

Another Corrupt GA Deputy – Georgia sheriff fires deputy more than a year after he was reported for lying

Another Corrupt GA Deputy Arrested – Paulding County juvenile detective arrested on child molestation charges

Antiquated Georgia EMS fails again / Grady EMS never shows – Teen athlete dies after ambulance never shows up at College Park recreation center, officials say

Ga. hospital safety ratings decline

‘A poster child of how not to run an EMS service’; Pardeeville EMS District faces $885k in debt, investigation

9th District Proposal Would Reduce Utility Bills For Volunteer EMS

Virginia Tech Rescue Squad members continue to serve during university breaks

Wellpath declares bankruptcy, leaving $6 million unpaid to Michigan EMS services

Shocker – New Orleans Former 911 director slammed for $3.8 million purchase of failed system

Woman fired, jailed over fraudulent use of nursing license

Woke Joke New Orleans EMS email leaked after WDSU investigation

Dougherty County Commission approved pay increase for county EMS employees

Georgia’s Broken EMS System: Brookhaven can’t run its own ambulances despite EMS delays

South Carolina EMS Association Announces Agreement to Advance EMS Education

Glynn County Fire and Rescue holds ceremony for new ambulance

Atlanta airport medical clinic serves hundreds in its first year

‘Grandfather of EMS’, Dr. Charles Gillespie dies at age 89

Police investigating car break-ins at 2 Atlanta fire stations

Phoebe joins national health equity initiative

Why Augusta is at ground zero for house fire risks this week

Letter: Georgia state lawmakers praise MCG growth plans, Columbia County hospital

SCFD Chief Mike Byrd sworn in as president of the Georgia State Firefighters Association

Dougherty County EMS facing ‘critical’ staffing shortage

AMR slow to reach first union contract at its new Washington County unit

Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation wastes funds on Electric Vehicles for emergency use

EMS worker accused of molesting teen in back of ambulance on the way to hospital

NBC 10 I-Team: Rhode Island bans standard ambulance diversions

New Orleans EMS – WDSU Investigates uncovers staggering wait times for ambulances

Soperton, GA woman dies from heart attack after waiting an hour for ambulance, her family wants better

Opioid overdose deaths declined in the past year in Georgia, CDC data shows

Propped up C.D.C. Director Fears R.F.K. Jr. May Share ‘Misinformation From a Place of Power’

PA signs into law new EMS and fire code changes, allowing more tax dollars to go towards staffing

Holding the Wall – HCA Healthcare asks judge to toss Buncombe lawsuit; Responds to AG Stein

Knoxville Fire Department begins operation of special ambulance

The STD epidemic has slowed dramatically in the U.S. but not in Georgia

1 in 3 Surgery Patients Suffer Complications

K9, Suspect Die In Shooting During GA Police Chase

Jenkins County hospital closing

Shocker – ‘An IT disaster’ | Consumers having issues with Georgia Access portal

Peach county hopes to save lives by adding publicly-available AEDs

Big changes for Onslow, NC EMS?

Atrium Health Navicent cuts ribbon on new Warner Robins primary care clinic to suck more money out of Georgia and into Charlotte, NC

Cherokee County Looks to Renovate Canton Fire Station

Idaho county, FD faces $288K lawsuit from ambulance crash – firefighter pleaded guilty to failing to operate with due care while driving

Doctors Without Borders ambulance in Haiti attacked, two patients killed

Tyrants in Fannin – Georgia mom arrested after 11-year-old son walks to town — less than a mile — by himself

Kennesaw State and Wellstar double nursing student enrollment

EMS 1 clueless article – Immigration policy adjustments could worsen EMS staffing shortages

Lead differently: Borrowing from business simply doesn’t work for the fire service

The Ukraine Grift Continues – US Fire Engines Working on the Frontlines in Ukraine

Austin saddles consumers with big ambulance bills – Fire should take over

Nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital give 10-day notice they plan to hold unfair labor practice strike

Judge voids actions of illegal board meetings at north Missouri hospital

Atlanta Motorsports Park Assistant EMS Manager – On site (No transports) Job Opening

State of Georgia Hiring Regional EMS Director – Region 09

Brainwashed physician says there’s ‘concern’ in health care industry about RFK Jr.

Judge gives NH more time to end ER boarding of psychiatric patients

‘I feel like they failed me’: North Texas woman says her baby fell on a Dallas freestanding ER floor after she gave birth