BRATTLEBORO — A group hired to evaluate paths forward for providing emergency medical services in town developed criteria for the project and is receiving public feedback. Preliminary findings of a ...

When you call 911, you expect a quick response. In Dekalb County, a study found that EMS response times could be more than 20 minutes. The recommended standard nationally for basic life support is ...

BRATTLEBORO — A study on creating a joint EMS/fire service in Brattleboro is all set to begin. Town Manager Yoshi Manale said it will look at what staffing, training and equipment is needed for ...

At Tuesday's Lawrence County Commissioners meeting, they got a proposal from a pre-med student to have the county's EMTs participate in a study about the effects of their job on their body. Lawrence ...

Montgomery County has kicked off an ambitious effort to study and assess willing Emergency Medical Services providers with an eye toward helping the companies become more sustainable and provide the ...

Forgoing the usual metrics for emergency medical services, researchers evaluated more than 9,000 EMS companies through 11 measures. They found large discrepancies in patient care. EMS are typically ...

CHILLICOTHE― Townships in Ross County may not have to contribute financially to the county EMS study. The approximately $150,000 study aims to find a way to provide a reliable level of EMS service and ...

The ambulance bay at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — Town-funded consultants and the region’s main emergency medical provider concur on a key finding in a ...

The “National EMS Assessment,” released in December 2011 by the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS), validates that the fire service is the largest provider of EMS in ...

In the next three years, about 400 people on the brink of death will be part of a study for which they did not volunteer. In Clackamas, Washington counties and Clark County, Wash., paramedics ...