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61. Access to Emergency Medical Services in Rural Communities: Policy Brief and Recommendations to the Secretary - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Provides an overview of issues related to the provision of emergency medical services (EMS) in rural areas. Discusses rural EMS access, financing, and workforce challenges, as well as promising telehealth innovations. Outlines federal programs and resources that support EMS programs. Offers policy recommendations related to access to EMS, workforce, and reimbursement.

...EMS) in rural areas. Discusses rural EMS access, financing, and workforce challenges, as well as promising...

62. Rural and Frontier EMS Town Hall Meeting Summary - Resources - Archive
Date: 2007

Highlights several town hall meetings that were conducted by the Rural EMS and Trauma Technical Assistance Center during which rural EMS providers identified issues of concern to their local agency. Topics covered include funding, advocacy, recruitment and retention, training, and public awareness of the emergency medical technician (EMT) profession.

...EMS and Trauma Technical Assistance Center during which rural EMS providers identified issues of concern...

63. State Flex Program Rural Emergency Medical Services Assessment Strategies - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Policy brief describing the emergency medical service (EMS) assessment projects and tools implemented by five State Flex Programs in Arizona, California, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin to improve the integration of EMS into rural systems of care. Identifies differences in EMS focused State Flex activities and collaborations to improve local and regional EMS capacity and performance.

...EMS into rural systems of care. Identifies differences in EMS focused State Flex activities and collaborations...

64. Time Critical Incident Responses: Results from the 2016 Rural EMS Sustainability Survey - Resources
Date: May 2019

Analyzes 2016 survey data to examine how rural emergency medical services (EMS) in Minnesota are trained to assess, manage, and treat patients experiencing time critical events, such as trauma, stroke, ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), or sudden cardiac arrest. Includes time critical event statistics for each rural EMS region.

...EMS Sustainability Survey --- Analyzes 2016 survey data to examine how rural emergency medical services (EMS...

65. Obesity in Rural America, with Jennifer Conner and Jason Lofton – Exploring Rural Health Podcast - Podcast Episode
Date: Nov 1, 2022

The November 2022 episode of RHIhub's podcast features Jennifer Conner, DrPH, an associate professor with the Delta Population Health Institute at the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, and Jason Lofton, MD, a family physician at the Lofton Family Clinic in De Queen, Arkansas, in a discussion about rural obesity and how rural patients can live their healthiest life.

...em for free. I've had a few patients that I've just let 'em...

66. EMS Service Integration in American Indian and Native Alaskan Rural Communities - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Highlights several initiatives aimed at expanding emergency medical services (EMS) in tribal communities. Explores the role of tribal sovereignty, cost effectiveness, and infrastructure improvements in expanding and optimizing EMS in tribal communities.

...EMS in tribal communities. --- EMS Service Integration in American Indian and Native Alaskan Rural Communities...

67. Emergency Medical Services (EMS): A Look at Disparities in Funding and Outcomes - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Details disparities related to rurality, income, sex, and race in emergency medical services (EMS) funding, staffing, and patient outcomes. Provides a case study of local EMS agencies in 11 California counties, highlighting challenges rural agencies face related to funding and quality of care.

...EMS) funding, staffing, and patient outcomes. Provides a case study of local EMS agencies in 11 California...

68. National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA) - Organizations
Reviewed: Dec 26, 2025

Summary information for the organization National EMS Management Association, including related information from this organization listed on the RHIhub website.

...EMS Management Association (NEMSMA) --- Summary information for the organization National EMS Management Association, including related...

69. A Mass Shooting in a Small Texas Town Shows the Importance of a Coordinated, Team-Based Response – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Describes how District 1 Fire and Rescue responded to a mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas in November of 2017.

...EMS took over a volunteer EMS service shortly after the incident and now has 4 EMS...

70. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Dec 10, 2024

Resources, information and frequently asked questions related to the requirements and benefits of the rural Critical Access Hospital (CAH) program. Covers legislation affecting CAHs, CAH regulations related to Medicare and Medicaid, the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, and more.

...EMS related to quality metrics and sustainable rural EMS models. Year Three Evaluation Report: Evaluation...