AMR Earn While You Learn Program: 13 Graduates in Hinds County
AMR Central Mississippi has thirteen newly trained emergency medical technicians in Hinds County. The graduates will support Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as part of AMR’s “Earn While You Learn” course. The three month program began in 2019 and hires students to train as emergency medical technicians (EMTs). The program requires students to commit to work one year with AMR following completion of the course and earning their EMT certification. In response to the shortage of emergency medical responders, AMR has collaborated with local fire departments for firefighters to take the course. AMR is aiming to train as many EMTs as possible.
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“Everything is working together and is causing this downward spiral of the whole system,” Clyde Deschamp, emergency medical service director for Mississippi Health Care Alliance, an organization aimed at coordinating medical activities within the state’s EMS districts, said. “It’s one big cycle.”
Mississippi ambulance providers anticipate downfall of services amid hospital crisis
Ambulance 'response times' miss
the big picture: health outcomes
“Ambulance response time” is just the most public face of a national healthcare provider shortage that stretches back into hospitals, clinics and even some 911 dispatch centers that can’t hire people to answer the telephones.
AMR paramedic’s actions during Mudbug Festival shooting earns national honors
Paid 10-week Course at AMR in Jackson Leads
to Emergency Medical Technician Career
Picture yourself or someone you know as an emergency medical technician (EMT) helping sick and injured people in an ambulance. You make a difference in others’ lives multiple times
each day. AMR Central Mississippi provides the required 10 to 12 week course at no charge and paysstudents part-time while they are in the course.
How Everyday Data Improves EMS and Patient Care
EMS data serves many purposes, not the least of which is allowing us to evaluate how we’re doing-not only on the cardiac arrest you just finished, but on all cardiac arrests in your agency and on the many cardiac arrests across the country. Without basic baseline performance measures, EMS personnel from the field to the corporate office have no way of knowing if they’re meeting the ultimate objective: high-quality, evidence-based patient care.
AMR paramedics recognized for saving lives
“If you like to help people out, if you like a challenge, it’s very challenging. You know, every day is different. It isn’t mundane,” added Crotwell. There’s excitement involved, and it’s very rewarding to help make a change, a positive change in people’s lives.”
AMR dispatcher receives national recognition
Ron Jacobs is among 80 ambulance personnel from 28 states, and the only Mississippian, to receive the Star of Life award this year. The award is presented by the American Ambulance Association and is one of the highest honors for frontline ambulance professionals, said Jim Pollard, a member of AMR's Stars of Life coordinating team.
AMR paramedic receives Star of Life Award
23-year-old Courtney Tullos honored for saving paraplegic man from burning van
Stan Alford, operations manager for AMR Central Mississippi, said: “Courtney is already one of our best team members. We nominated her for not only saving the paraplegic man by herself, but also for her strong medical skills, deep compassion, and admirable work ethic. Just 23 now, she has an extremely bright future in our field. Star of Life is often called the nation’s top honor for paramedics and EMTs. Courtney is definitely deserving of the acclaim.”
AMR paramedic to receive National Star of Life Award
n AMR paramedic is receiving one of the highest honors in his field.
Ryan Wilson will be awarded the National Star of Life Reward in Washington D.C. this weekend.
He is receiving the honor after saving a family of three. A car went up in flames after crashing in January 2015. The whole family survived.
