Kentucky EMS News & Announcements Archive Index April - June 2005

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Nicholas County Ambulance Service to have new operators (Nicholas Countian 6.30.05)
The medical sky wars (The Lane Report 6.29.05)
Hardin County hires new EMS director (6.29.05)
Louisville officials say merger is helping Metro EMS (Louisville Courier Journal 6.28.05)
Louisville Metro EMS reveals new look (Louisville Metro Government 6.27.05)
KAPA asks for support on Medicare Ambulance Relief Bill (KAPA 6.27.05)
Report: Flu pandemic could kill half million in U.S. (CNN 6.24.05)
Judge suspends search of Homeland Security office (Louisville Courier Journal 6.24.05)
Three N. Carolina hospitals have received hydraulic fluid labeled as cleanser (CNN 6.24.05)
Buffalo Trace EMS trains in preparation for disaster (Ledger Independent 6.22.05)
Cincinnati critics say EMT requirement would create racial bias (Cincinnati Enquirer 6.22.05)
'High risk' of WMD attack in decade (CNN 6.22.05)
'Brenda Cowan Act' among new laws (The Gleaner 6.19.05)
Medical students on food stamps (Cincinnati Enquirer 6.19.05)
The hospital building boom (Cincinnati Enquirer 6.19.05)
AG asks to search ex-Homeland Security chief's office (Lexington Herald Leader 6.17.05)
New Mexico rescue vehicle runs over accident victim (KOAT 6.16.05)
Detroit to lay off 10% of EMTs (WDIV 6.14.05)
CTCR director recovering after heart attack (Central Kentucky News Journal 6.13.05)
Kentucky's homeland security director resigns (Louisville Courier Journal 6.13.05)
Owensboro firefighters benefit most from policy on sick pay (Owensboro Messenger Enquirer 6.12.05)
Virginia EMT charged in defibrillator incident; co-worker dead (Firehouse.com 6.12.05)
Lexington firefighters get Sept. 11 as holiday (Paris Beacon News 6.11.05)
Teen injected with antidote during mock drill in Illinois (Paris Beacon News 6.11.05)
Carter orders new ambulances (Ashland Daily Independent 6.10.05)
Taylor County trauma center status not an issue, officials say (Central Kentucky News Journal 6.9.05)
Feds: California men training to attack hospitals (CNN 6.8.05)
Masked gunman kills teen on stretcher in Detroit (USA Today 6.8.05)
Kentucky woman charged with stabbing Ohio paramedic (Kentucky Post 6.7.05)
New Medicaid reimbursement rates take effect July 1 (6.7.05)
Study: 'Superbugs' live for weeks (CNN 6.7.05)
'Crusade for Children' raises $5.3 million (Louisville Courier Journal 6.6.05)
Livingston County deputy, homeowner killed (Louisville Courier Journal 6.4.05)
Lexington firefighters get Sept. 11 holiday (Lexington Herald Leader 6.3.05)
Louisville firefighters protest living conditions (Louisville Courier Journal 6.3.05)
Louisville firefighters fed up with aging equipment, crumbling firehouses (WAVE-TV 6.2.05)
Air medical pilot says he 'screwed up' (Evansville Courier & Press 6.1.05)
Hotel used by EMS Conference is sold (Owensboro Messenger Inquirer 6.1.05)
Police unknowingly use Taser on diabetic officer (Louisville Courier Journal 6.1.05)
Reservist faces a tug-of-war (CNN 6.1.05)
Supper club tragedy recalled (Cincinnati Enquirer 5.29.05)
Georgetown moving to deny funds for EMS site (Georgetown News Graphic 5.27.05)
Henry County will offer 24/7 paid service (Henry County Local 5.25.05)
Do the homeland security dollars make sense? (Cincinnati Post 5.24.05)
Ceremony honors EMS workers (Central Kentucky News Journal 5.23.05)
Elizabethtown man instrumental in creating MEDEVAC system to be laid to rest (News Enterprise 5.19.05)
EMS history explained at meet (Winchester Sun 5.18.05)
Hospitals seek balance (Cincinnati Post 5.18.05)
Week honors EMTs, emergency personnel (Henry County Local 5.17.05)
Meet the Winchester Fire-EMS Department (Winchester Sun 5.17.05)
'Durn good' medics (The Gleaner 5.17.05)
Paramedic education scholarship established in memory of fallen EMT (5.13.05)
Garrard 911 can increase efficiency, study shows (Advocate Messenger 5.13.05)
Federal bill would give volunteer EMTs and firefighters a tax credit (Firehouse.com 5.12.05)
Former Louisville EMT died in hospital attack (5.12.05)
Former Jefferson EMT 'really wanted to serve' (Louisville Courier Journal 5.11.05)
CMS will help EMS recover some costs of transporting the uninsured (5.10.05)
Big increase proposed for EMS in Homeland Security grants (5.10.05)
Work begins on Louisville dispatch center (Louisville Courier Journal 5.10.05)
Former Louisville EMT killed in Iraq (5.9.05)
Winchester may up EMS fees (Winchester Sun 5.5.05)
New York ambulance crash survivors grieve (Newsday 5.5.05)
Louisville's Norton Hospital will keep labor and delivery open (Louisville Courier Journal 5.4.05)
LifeNet sponsors 'Picnic at the Ballpark' for EMS Week (5.3.05)
Two firefighters drown fishing in McClean County (Owensboro Messenger Inquirer 5.2.05)
Planning kit for EMS Week now available (American College of Emergency Physicians 4.30.05)
Investigation continues into fatal rescue vehicle wreck (Advocate Messenger 4.20.05)
Garrard 911 in dire straits (Advocate Messenger 4.19.05)
Grant helps outfit Henderson EMS team with new gear (The Gleaner 4.19.05)
Liberty man killed in crash with rescue vehicle (Advocate Messenger 4.18.05)
Ohio ambulance may run in N.Ky. (Cincinnati Enquirer 4.16.05)
Emergency response funds unspent (CNN 4.13.05)
Louisville Metro EMS bike team built for speed (Louisville Courier Journal 4.13.05)
Study: Hospital keyboards can spread germs (CNN 4.13.05)
STATCARE's EMS Appreciation Cruise will be May 18 (STATCARE 4.12.05)
Second draft of National EMS Scope of Practice Model released (Soundrock Design 4.12.05)
Ashland might owe fire employees (The Daily Independent 4.12.05)
April 10 - 16 is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (Maysville Ledger Independent 4.11.05)
Yellow Ambulance seeks rate hike in Owensboro (Messenger Inquirer 4.10.05)
Woman sues Texas city after alleged fire pole incident (KSAT-TV 4.9.05)
Lexington denies responsibility for firefighter/EMT's death (Lexington Herald Leader 4.5.05)
Blind student earns M.D. (CNN 4.3.05)
Volumes of memories (Louisville Courier Journal 4.2.05)

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