EMS
In an effort to make our website more useful, we have pulled specific resources and information that we thought would be useful to rural EMS in the state.
In October and November 2018, our office conducted a series of listening sessions in five rural localities across Wisconsin. The intent was to give a platform for rural EMS providers to describe their work, and the conditions in which they operate. State legislators, county and municipal leaders, hospital leadership, and citizens were invited to attend. But our intent is that the messages from these meetings echo beyond those rooms, to the policymakers that can address the situation. We are currently at work on video highlights of each session and a cumulative final report.
In 2016, our office conducted an assessment of EMS service policies on the treatment of patients with time-critical diagnoses (trauma, cardiac arrest, stroke, and STEMI). We've now issued workbooks with examples for agencies of what a high capacity EMS service's policy might look like for time-critical diagnoses. Find those Best Practices for Time-Critical Diagnoses here.
Rescue Divas aims at increasing the pipeline of future EMTs, particularly for women, who are underrepresented in emergency medicine. Communities can implement their own Rescue Divas program using guidance from our office.
A 2017 map from our Rural Health Data and Resources department and the Wisconsin EMS Association details services and service levels throughout the state. See the Wisconsin EMS Map.
A 2017 interactive map from our Rural Health Data and Resources department details services across Wisconsin. See our Wisconsin EMS Agencies Interactive Map.
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019
Personnel from EMS departments across the state gathered to speak with legislators for the 2019 EMS Advocacy Day at the Capitol. This year, EMS personnel asked for a variety of legislative and budgetary fixes that will help EMS get the boost it needs.
Materials:
- Agenda
- EMS In Wisconsin Factsheet
- Issue Paper: EMS and Fire Districts
- Issue Paper: Shared Revenue
- Issue Paper: Tax Incentives (updated)
- Issue Paper: Medicaid Rates
- Issue Paper: Medicaid GEMT
- View the photoset on Facebook
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