Guest guest Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I should not post this because (1) it does not reflect a " feelgood " point of view and (2) it mentions a provider by name in a not completely positive way and (3) it implies that all is not well in EMS. I do not have all the facts, so I should not post this until I do and have thoroughly vetted them. Also, the authors may be jumping to conclusions before all the facts are in; in fact, it may all be a complete lie or rumor. It sounds like the hysterical whining of Chicken Little. So, I'm not really posting it, because it's negative toward EMS and a city and a provider and the government and Medicare and insurance companies. It's not posted; it's just " here. " So don't read it. Be happy. All is well. Thanks for all you do. Doesn't anybody have any good news to post? Dr. Pangloss > Posted via EMS-L and never sent unsolicited. > > Mr Scot Phelps wrote: > > This is just three days of headlines from EMS Network. As you can see, > EMS is collapsing- volunteer services are going under, Rural Metro doesn't want > to pay EMTs Buffalo's prevailing wage > EMS is underfunded across the board. Both private insurance and the > federal government do not reimburse adequately for prehospital care, > stuck in the days when all the Ambulance Drivers did was carry the > patient to the hearse and drive them to the hospital. Then you get into > a situation like in Buffalo, where Rural Metro has to pay the city in > order to provide service to the city (as opposed to the city paying the > ambulance service). And they wonder why wages stink..... > > Jeff Myers, D.O., Ed.M., NREMTP > SUNY-Buffalo Department of Emergency Medicine > > -- > > EMS-L (Public Mailing List): > > List FAQ: HTTP://EMS-L.ORG > Unsubscribe: EMS-L-UNSUBSCRIBE@... > Manage: HTTP://EMS-L.ORG/MAN-EMS-L.HTM > Post to list: EMS-L@... > List Manager: LISTADMIN@... > Moderator: MODERATOR@... > > > > > > Subj: Re: [EMS-L] Ripped from today's headlines... Date: Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:03:21 PM From: myersj@... To: EMS-L@... Posted via EMS-L and never sent unsolicited. Please see message footer for unsubscribe directions. -- Mr Scot Phelps wrote: > This is just three days of headlines from EMS Network. As you can see, EMS is collapsing- volunteer services are going under, Rural Metro doesn't want to pay EMTs Buffalo's prevailing wage EMS is underfunded across the board. Both private insurance and the federal government do not reimburse adequately for prehospital care, stuck in the days when all the Ambulance Drivers did was carry the patient to the hearse and drive them to the hospital. Then you get into a situation like in Buffalo, where Rural Metro has to pay the city in order to provide service to the city (as opposed to the city paying the ambulance service). And they wonder why wages stink..... Jeff Myers, D.O., Ed.M., NREMTP SUNY-Buffalo Department of Emergency Medicine -- EMS-L (Public Mailing List): List FAQ: HTTP://EMS-L.ORG Unsubscribe: EMS-L-UNSUBSCRIBE@... Manage: HTTP://EMS-L.ORG/MAN-EMS-L.HTM Post to list: EMS-L@... List Manager: LISTADMIN@... Moderator: MODERATOR@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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