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201. When Ambulances Wait at the Emergency Department: Hospital Factors and Offload times in California - Resources
Date: May 2026

Analyzes ambulance patient offload time (APOT) between emergency medical services (EMS) and 310 emergency departments (ED) in California in 2022 to determine associations with hospital characteristics including rurality and number of ED treatment stations. The study data precedes a 2023 state law establishing statewide standards for APOT and so aims to offer baseline metrics for understanding policy impact.

...EMS) and 310 emergency departments (ED) in California in 2022 to determine associations with hospital...

202. 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...

203. Florida Rural Health Association - Events - Resources
Reviewed: Oct 2025

List of upcoming events from the Florida Rural Health Association and partner organizations. Events cover rural EMS sessions, rural health educational summits, and more.

...EMS sessions, rural health educational summits, and more. --- Florida Rural Health Association - Events List of upcoming...

204. 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...

205. Developing Regional STEMI Systems of Care: A Review of the Evidence and the Role of the Flex Program - Resources
Date: Oct 2011

Discusses the evidence base for the development of regional systems of care for patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Places special emphasis on the role of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and emergency medical services (EMS) providers, and is designed to act as a guide for State Flex Programs as they develop these local and regional systems of care.

...EMS) providers, and is designed to act as a guide for State Flex Programs as they...

206. State Flex Program EMS/Trauma Activities and Integration of Critical Access Hospitals into Trauma Systems - Resources
Date: Mar 2010

Examines State Flex Program trauma-related and emergency medical system (EMS) activities and the designation of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) as trauma centers. Includes data by state on CAH trauma center designation.

...EMS) activities and the designation of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) as trauma centers. Includes data...

207. 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...

208. 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...

209. Infectious Disease Outbreak Case Studies – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Brief summaries of case studies describing how rural communities, healthcare facilities, first responders, and others have responded to and addressed infectious disease outbreaks.

...EMS) practitioners and placed them in the tier 1 recipient category for the vaccine rollout...

210. A Synthesis of State Flex Program Plans 2003-2004 - Resources
Date: May 2004

Describes trends in state activities for the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program). Includes an overview and specific state examples for different aspects of the Flex program, including rural health planning, Critical Access Hospital designation, EMS, quality improvement, and health information technology.

...EMS, quality improvement, and health information technology. --- A Synthesis of State Flex Program Plans 2003-2004 Describes...