RT Book, Section
A1 Seth, Naveen B.
A1 Goodloe, Jeffrey M.
A2 Cooney, Derek R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1126790670
T1 EMS Finance
T2 Cooney's EMS Medicine
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071775649
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126790670
RD 2024/04/24
AB One  of  the  biggest  challenges  involved  in  providing  superior  prehospital  care  is  obtaining  the  appropriate  funding  to  pay  for  it.  Funding  is  needed  for  salaries,  equipment,  as  well  as  ongoing  training.  It  seems  that  there  is  a  disproportionate  amount  of  money  available  for  fire  services,  but  these  funds  tend  not  to  be  as  readily  obtainable  by  emergency  medical  services  (EMS).  There  are,  of  course,  many  models  for  EMS,  all  of  which  vary  in  their  funding  structure,  but  rarely  does  any  model  rely  on  a  single  revenue  source.  Similarly,  each  model  has  different  requirements  and  often  a  different  focus.  For  example,  whereas  a  paid  municipal  department  may  rely  heavily  on  tax  revenues  and  government  funding  to  pay  for  their  employees  and  benefits,  a  private  volunteer  agency  may  receive  no  public  funding  and  have  minimal  if  any  costs  associated  with  payroll.  However,  both  agencies  would  likely  look  to  other  funding  sources  such  as  private  businesses,  donations,  state  and  federal  grants,  etc,  to  ensure  the  reliable  delivery  of  high-quality  care.