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It's been my experience as a fleet manager responsible for new vehicle purchases yearly, that leasing is a great way to go. However, there is a difference between "leasing" an ambulance and leasing a passenger car. In a normal,…"
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Lease or Purchase of Ambulances
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Hello all,I am looking for your thoughts on leasing new ambulances versus purchasing them. What experiences have people had with leasing. Are there any benefits to one over the other? We are a…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ryan Branch Sep 13, 2012.
Back Wellness Program
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What does your service do for a back wellness program? Do you look at a candidates ability to lift at hire? What tools and procedures do you use to evaluate them? What about after someone has been…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by The Cannulator Feb 14, 2012.
Which hospital would you choose?
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Sean Kukauskas posted a discussionLease or Purchase of Ambulances
Hello all,I am looking for your thoughts on leasing new ambulances versus purchasing them. What experiences have people had with leasing. Are there any benefits to one over the other? We are a rehabilitation hospital based ambulance service that maintains a fleet of 2 ALS units, 11 BLS units and 4 chair cars. Some of the vehicles are scheduled to be replaced next FY and I am looking to see if leasing is a viable option. Any feedback or information would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSee More
Sean Kukauskas commented on Kevin's group EMS Managment-Directors, Chiefs, Officers, & Administrators"Hello everyone, I am interested in everyones thoughts on leasing ambulances versus purchasing them. What are the pros and cons to both and what pitfalls should be avoided for both. "
Sean Kukauskas commented on Shawn's group Massachusetts EMS"Hello Mass EMS providers. I have been in EMS for 20 years and I am currently the director of a rehabilitaion hospital based ambulance service."
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The Cannulator replied to Sean Kukauskas's discussion Back Wellness Program"We have a program called Back to Basics."
Greg Werner replied to Sean Kukauskas's discussion Back Wellness Program"Hi Skip,
sorry for the lateness of the reply was away from the office for 2 days. "No Lift" means just that. Service protocols advise that EMTs are not to lift a patient or stretcher & as such have invested heavily in ways…"
dr-exmedic replied to Sean Kukauskas's discussion Back Wellness Program"I don't, and I doubt very much that the boss could prove anything either way either. It was such a small service--15 FT employees when I started, I think they're at 12 FTE now--that the statistics would suffer from a small sample size, so…"
Earl Culvey replied to Sean Kukauskas's discussion Back Wellness Program"I once worked for a hospital-based service that actually had a fairly thorough lifting test as part of the hiring process. They coordinated through the PT Dept to conduct the testing. It envolved lifting several bags of various…"
Sean Kukauskas replied to Sean Kukauskas's discussion Back Wellness Program"Thanks for the feedback. We are a rehabilitation hospital based service with 13 trucks both ALS and BLS and I want to institute some sort of back program. Being part of a rehab hospital we have the benefit of easy access to a very…"
dr-exmedic replied to Sean Kukauskas's discussion Back Wellness Program"I've worked for a large corporation which included a lifting test as part of the hiring process, a small service which didn't need anything beyond a copy of your cert and driver's license, and another small service which began…"
Skip Kirkwood replied to Sean Kukauskas's discussion Back Wellness Program"Greg - what does "no lift" mean?"
Greg Werner replied to Sean Kukauskas's discussion Back Wellness Program"A number of Australian ambulance services have "no lift" policies & the NSW Ambulance Service recently won a number of awards for the Bariatric Unit going 10 years WITHOUT a day lost through injury. This record has been achieved…"
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What does your service do for a back wellness program? Do you look at a candidates ability to lift at hire? What tools and procedures do you use to evaluate them? What about after someone has been injured and is about to return to full duty? Are they evaluated then as well? Do you offer yearly education on proper mechanics of lifting and moving patients? And finally for services with these program in place do you receive discounts from your insurance or workmanship comp carrier?
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- At 9:33pm on August 7, 2010,
Kiwi EMT said… - Hello again Sean,
Thanks so much for your reply. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I am always looking for more patches, so if you have several that you are able to trade I can send you a selection in return. I currently have a number of different EMS and Fire patches from New Zealand available and a few "extras" from overseas. If you are OK with this, please let me know what you have available & I will check my stocks also.
Regards,
Lyndon.
- At 8:03pm on July 24, 2010, Kiwi EMT said…
- Hello Sean,
Welcome to the JEMS family!
I am an EMT-I down in New Zealand and work for our countrys' smallest ambulance provider (16 paid staff for a 24/7 service). I am currently collecting EMS patches from around the world to display on the walls of our ambulance station. Please let me know if you would like to trade patches with me. I would love to add your patch to our display.
Regards,
Lyndon.
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