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EMS Financing Issues in 2021
a TEMSA recently sat down with Butch Oberhoff of Acadian Ambulance and Matt Zavadsky of MedStar Mobile Healthcare to discuss the finance issues that Texas EMS agencies will face in […]
EMS Transports for Covid-19 Testing
a The Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee December 7, 2020, hearing on Covid-19 heard testimony from the Houston Fire Department that some patients called an ambulance to seek […]
MedStar Covid-19 Non-Transport Protocol Results
Per Matt Zavadsky of MedStar Mobile Healthcare in Fort Worth: Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, under a protocol established by the Office of the Medical Director, MedStar […]
MedStar Cardiac Arrest Volume up 65% in July; Duration of Cardiac Symptoms Prior to Calling 911 Doubles
Matt Zavadsky of MedStar Mobile Healthcare in Fort Worth provided the following report: Through July, MedStar’s responses for patient cardiac arrest victims (patients whose heart has stopped beating and require […]
Sixteen Texas EMS Agencies Selected for Medicare’s ET3 Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on February 27, 2020, that 16 Texas EMS agencies were selected to participate in CMS’s new Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport […]
Mobile Healthcare Practitioner Course: April 30 – May 11
The next Mobile Healthcare Practitioner course will be held April 30 – May 11, 2018. This course is the core didactic and clinical components for an urban model Mobile Integrated Healthcare […]
Texas EMS Agencies Visit Washington for Stars of Life
Texas EMS agencies visited Washington this week as part of the American Ambulance Association’s Stars of Life annual event. Members of the Texas Congressional Delegation recognized several EMS professionals. Ramona […]