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201. Geographic Variation in Trauma Deaths in Rural Illinois: A Hypothesis about Trauma Deserts - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Analyzes the relationship between trauma deserts and trauma mortality in Illinois counties. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparisons of mortality rates due to various health conditions, as well as driving distances to the nearest emergency medical services (EMS) by county.

...EMS) by county. --- Geographic Variation in Trauma Deaths in Rural Illinois: A Hypothesis about Trauma...

202. Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Toolkit - Resources
Reviewed: Jul 2025

Provides a self-assessment and resources to help rural ambulance agencies move from volume to value and meet the core competencies outlined in the Baldridge Excellence Framework for Health Care. Offers resources related to EMS leadership, strategic planning, the workforce, operations and processes, community involvement, data collection and analysis, and quality outcomes.

...EMS leadership, strategic planning, the workforce, operations and processes, community involvement, data collection and analysis...

203. Minnesota Crisis Standards of Care Framework: Surge Operations and Crisis Care for Emergency Medical Services - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

An overview of crisis care operational strategies for first responders, ambulance service providers, public safety answering points (PSAP)/911 dispatchers, and other crisis related healthcare facilities and organizations. Developed by a Minnesota EMS Crisis Standards of Care Workgroup to provide guidance for rural and urban communities in their development of crisis care policies and procedures. Discusses surge capacity, rural ambulance service dispatch and destination considerations, applicable Minnesota state statutes and ordinances, the importance of a formal review and quality assurance process, and recovery priorities for ambulance services.

...EMS Crisis Standards of Care Workgroup to provide guidance for rural and urban communities in their...

204. Quality Time: Sharing PIE – Preventing Readmissions - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Podcast episode discussing the varied approaches used by quality leaders from three Critical Access Hospitals to reduce readmissions. Covers community partnerships and collaboration with local health and human services providers, including emergency medical services (EMS).

...EMS). --- Quality Time: Sharing PIE – Preventing Readmissions Podcast episode discussing the varied approaches used by quality...

205. Indiana Department of Homeland Security: Emergency Medical Services - Organizations
Reviewed: Dec 4, 2025

Summary information for the organization Indiana Department of Homeland Security: Emergency Medical Services, including related information from this organization listed on the RHIhub website.

...EMS) professionals within Indiana. Provides training opportunities, guidelines on various EMS protocols, testing, and resources...

206. Future of Emergency Care: Dissemination Workshop Summaries - Resources
Date: 2007

Summarizes the proceedings of three one-day regional dissemination workshops, conducted in Salt Lake City, UT; Chicago, IL; and New Orleans, LA. Topics include pediatric emergency care and care in rural areas; workforce issues and hospital efficiency; and EMS issues and disaster preparedness.

...EMS issues and disaster preparedness. --- Future of Emergency Care: Dissemination Workshop Summaries Read Online Summarizes...

207. National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Summary, April 11-13, 2022 - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Summarizes the 90th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held virtually. Presents an overview of the meeting's two areas of focus: 1) national, state, and tribal perspectives on access to emergency medical services (EMS) in rural America and 2) rural human services programs and emerging issues.

...EMS) in rural America and 2) rural human services programs and emerging issues. --- National Advisory...

208. Small Rural Hospitals with Low-Volume Emergency Departments that May Convert to a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) - Resources
Date: Oct 2022

Explores a variety of characteristics of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and rural hospitals eligible to convert to the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation, including patient volume, services and technology, EMS, and clinical staffing characteristics. Compares eligible hospitals by emergency department volume in 2019. Summarizes observations made by emergency department physician advisers regarding this data and REH implementation concerns.

...EMS, and clinical staffing characteristics. Compares eligible hospitals by emergency department volume in 2019. Summarizes...

209. The Association of Crash Response Times and Deaths at the Crash Scene: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Using the 2019 National Emergency Medical Service Information System - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Compares EMS response times with rates of crash scene deaths by rural and urban region and by rush and non-rush hour periods. Breaks down the demographic characteristics of the people involved in the crash, such as age, sex, substances involved, and injuries, as well as mortality and rurality, among other measures.

...EMS response times with rates of crash scene deaths by rural and urban region and by rush...

210. The Evidence for Community Paramedicine in Rural Areas: State and Local Findings and the Role of the State Flex Program - Resources
Date: Feb 2014

Examines the role of the Flex program in supporting state Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in rural communities. Analyses the evidence base for community paramedicine in rural communities, the role of community paramedics in rural healthcare delivery systems, and the challenges faced by states in implementing community paramedicine programs.

...EMS) in rural communities. Analyses the evidence base for community paramedicine in rural communities, the role...