This time of year, most people have their attention on change of some sort. Whether you call them resolutions, goals, strategic plans or something else the point is to change how it is to how you’d like it to be. The sense of a clean slate at the beginning of the new year seems to […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci Thanks EMS Providers for Their Efforts During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr. Fauci addresses NEMSMA audience and EMS providers around the nation, thanking proivders for their service and encouraging providers to look out for one another. “Together we can do this, we can end this terrible scourge. Stay safe and please look out for one another. Thank you again for your service and protecting the health of […]
EMS Inclusive Language Guidelines for Press & Government
You can access the google document here and please send us revision requests. If your agency or advocacy group is interested in adopting this policy statement, please let us know so we can include a link or reference to your group. [email protected]
Letter to NYS Governor – COVID-19 Recommendations
The EMS Leadership Academy has made the following recommendations to NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo.Click here or read below for the full text. Full Text of Letter The Honorable Andrew M. CuomoGovernor of New York StateNYS State Capitol BuildingAlbany, NY 12224March 31, 2020 Dear Governor Cuomo and Commissioner Zucker, In response to your request for suggestions to increase […]
NHTSA Report Shows Overwhelming Support of EMS Funding Equity & Public Trust
In this national report published NHTSA in January 2020, a survey was conducted from 2016-2017 of over 12,000 individuals and the results are weighted to accurately reflect the national population of the United States. These statistics are inspiring and should be used to push for expanded funding from local government for improved training, equipment and staffing. […]
Are You Willing? 3 Essential Questions to Ask Yourself
“You must be willing to let go of the idea that how you currently see it is the right or only way to see it.”Are You Willing? At the beginning of every year, most people have their attention on change of some sort. Whether you call them resolutions, goals, objectives, strategic plans or something else […]
EMS Without Stress
What if stress, pressure and overwhelm are not required for EMS? There is a pervasive belief in EMS that stress, pressure, overwhelm and even burnout come with the territory; that due to the nature of the job, stress is a given. And it’s no wonder! Virtually every waking moment we are in survival mode, (also […]
3 Easy Tips on How to get engaged, enthusiastic people in your organization
Do you want engaged, enthusiastic people in your organization? Changing your approach on just a few things can make a huge difference: Consider the possibility that you have something to do with how engaged or disengaged your people are. Ask yourself, when’s the last time you asked your employees or members for their input or […]
How do I get our Board on-board?
Putting together a well rounded board of directors.We receive questions like this from across the country, and sometimes across the world, with very similar challenges – so don’t feel that you’re alone. Creating engagement with many stakeholders can feel like an impossible task. You not only have a board, but you have clients (or patients), […]
Why do organizations tend to be so negative?
“That’s never going to work”, “We’ve tried that before”, “The problem is…” Does this sound familiar? Do your good ideas get shot down before you or others have a chance to finish a sentence? It only takes a few times before people start feeling unappreciated and develop an attitude of “Why bother?”. Research has shown people […]
