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  1. R

    Interfacility Question

    I’m no manager, but I’d sacrifice a portion of revenue to keep employees from burning out. Especially when you can’t find people willing to work in rural settings.
  2. R

    Interfacility Question

    Thank you! I’ll look into this further.
  3. R

    Interfacility Question

    The hospital does fly a good number of patients out depending on the acuity level, but most of their transfers are non-emergent and flight can’t always be justified to insurance companies.
  4. R

    Interfacility Question

    We have tried this before in the past. It’s a great idea. Our limited staff makes it difficult to keep 911 coverage available as is, and burnout from these requests makes even retaining volunteers difficult. Thank you for your input! Any ideas I can take back to my employer are helpful.
  5. R

    Interfacility Question

    I work full time in a hospital based ems service as a paramedic in a very rural area of southeast Colorado. We staff 4 providers full time with a few other volunteers and cover 911 service as well as IFTs for the hospital. Often we are asked to take patients on interfacility transports that take...
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