Kentucky EMS News & Announcements Archive Index October - December 2005

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Carter EMS starting new 'west-end station' (Ashland Daily Independent 12.30.05)
CTCR names top staff members of the year (Central Kentucky News Journal 12.29.05)
Democrats: Homeland Security promises 'unfulfilled' (CNN 12.28.05)
Jan. 1 marks anniversary of Erlanger's paramedic service (Cincinnati Enquirer 12.27.05)
Fighting fires, losing lives (Lexington Herald Leader 12.27.05)
Kentucky ranks fifth nationally in firefighter deaths (Lexington Herald Leader 12.26.05)
Party deepens ties of firefighters, Home of Innocents (Louisville Courier Journal 12.24.05)
Police officer with stress disorder denied workers' comp benefits (Lexington Herald Leader 12.23.05)
'Parking' of EMS patients in ERs (12.22.05)
Ambulance plan to halt ride-alongs (EMS Responder 12.22.05)
Kentucky leads nation in ATV deaths (Lexington Herald Leader 12.19.05)
Fort Knox makes Radcliff more susceptible to terror, expert says (Elizabethtown News Enterprise 12.18.05)
Florence fire/EMS chief takes responsibility (Cincinnati Enquirer 12.17.05)
Fire/EMS chief rose through ranks (Cincinnati Enquirer 12.17.05)
Nurses face sexual harassment from patients (CNN 12.16.05)
CDC: '03-'04 flu killed children rapidly (Kentucky Post 12.15.05)
Life-squad search down to 20 finalists (Kentucky Post 12.14.05)
EMS Instructor renewal fee (12.14.05)
Senate Bill 66 money now available (12.13.05)
Henderson Ambulance Service relocates (The Gleaner 12.13.05)
Swift: 'We were looking for a miracle' (Glasgow Daily Times 12.11.05)
ER doctor dies after 40-foot fall at home (Lexington Herald Leader 12.10.05)
Louisville firefighters voice concerns about plans to close stations, overhaul department (Louisville Courier Journal 12.10.05)
Hardin ambulance center takes shape (Elizabethtown News Enterprise 12.7.05)
Louisville Metro EMS seeks to improve service (Louisville Courier Journal 12.7.05)
Nurses, hospital chain reach agreement in labor dispute (Lexington Herald Leader 12.7.05)
UMWA's pilot program continues to shortchange Kentucky's ambulance providers (KAPA 12.7.05)
Former Louisville EMS chief is guiding hospitals (Louisville Courier Journal 12.5.05)
ARH nurses' lawyers file federal lawsuit (Lexington Herald Leader 12.3.05)
Plan might mean more hospitals (Lexington Herald Leader 12.2.05)
Obesity epidemic might mean longer needles (Med-Page Today 11.29.05)
Heart Association changes CPR guidelines (CNN 11.29.05)
Internet phone 911 deadline passes (CNN 11.29.05)
Truck accident kills volunteer firefighter (11.25.05)
Lexington owes firefighters $693,000 (Lexington Herald Leader 11.22.05)
Birdwhistell tapped to lead Health Cabinet (Louisville Courier Journal 11.22.05)
Experts: Pandemic fears premature (CNN 11.21.05)
Kentucky braces for killer flu outbreak (Lexington Herald Leader 11.20.05)
Disaster aftermath (Kentucky New Era 11.18.05)
Kentucky health chief Holsinger will resign (Louisville Courier Journal 11.18.05)
Some Metro Louisville employees double, triple salaries with overtime (WHAS 11.17.05)
Lots of lost backboards awaiting pickup at UofL (11.17.05)
Grim accounting of tornado's toll begins in W. Ky. (Louisville Courier Journal 11.17.05)
1 killed, several hurt as SUV and Louisville Metro ambulance collide on Interstate 64 (Louisville Courier Journal 11.15.05)
Kentucky's only two burn units overburdened by drug cooks (Cincinnati Enquirer 11.14.05)
Cities weigh rise in 911 fees (Cincinnati Enquirer 11.11.05)
Firehouse overhaul proposed for Louisville (Louisville Courier Journal 11.11.05)
Glitch likely prevented weather warning (The Gleaner 11.10.05)
Computer glitch turns 911 calls into headache for Louisville dispatchers (Louisville Courier Journal 11.8.05)
Small town stockpiling surplus equipment (WHAS 11.7.05)
Trauma centers ill-prepared for disaster (CNN 11.7.05)
Tornado that started in Kentucky kills 11 in Indiana (CNN 11.6.05)
Snub of Louisville homeland security grant challenged (Louisville Courier Journal 11.4.05)
Kentucky prepares to remake Medicaid (Louisville Courier Journal 11.3.05)
Can states afford Bush flu plan? (CNN 11.3.05)
Campbell County raise 911 fees (Cincinnati Enquirer 11.3.05)
Lexington enhanced 911 system can't cover costs (Lexington Herald Leader 11.2.05)
Bird flu outbreak unlikely here but precautions taken (Louisville Courier Journal 11.2.05)
States await pandemic flu marching orders (CNN 11.2.05)
Study suggests why women feel more pain (MedPage Today 11.1.05)
Bush details flu pandemic plan (CNN 11.1.05)
Campbell County cities propose 911 fee increase (Kentucky Post 10.31.05)
ER docs: Scariest part of Halloween is traffic (CNN 10.31.05)
Big quake could hammer Kentucky (Louisville Courier Journal 10.30.05)
Medicaid to curb ER payments (Louisville Courier Journal 10.27.05)
KBEMS requesting documentation on RSI (10.27.05)
Dozens subpoenaed in Katrina-related hospital deaths (CNN 10.27.05)
Drug charges shock Kentucky town (Louisville Courier Journal 10.25.05)
Doctors say Katrina showed WMD response failings (Global Security Newswire 10.23.05)
State may put the clamps on ER visits (Kentucky Post 10.20.05)
Detroit man wakes after EMS declares him dead (Internet Broadcasting Systems 10.20.05)
EMS invited to 'Tie One On' campaign in Frankfort (10.20.05)
Medicaid may cut frivolous ER use (Louisville Courier Journal 10.20.05)
Cellular phones driving 911 calls (Cincinnati Enquirer 10.18.05)
Medicaid changes proposed (Lexington Herald Leader 10.15.05)
Louisville testing CPR program (Louisville Courier Journal 10.12.05)
Staff at New Orleans hospital debated euthanizing patients (CNN 10.12.05)
Louisville misses out on millions for new communications system (Lexington Herald Leader 10.9.05)
After 31 years, Hopkinsville dispatcher called to retirement (Kentucky New Era 10.5.05)
PHI of Kentucky completes its first night vision goggle flight (10.5.05)
First Responder charged with assaulting police officer (10.5.05)
Maysville Fire readies new ambulance for service (Maysville Ledger Independent 10.5.05)
Louisville health-care providers Jewish, Caritas to join (Louisville Courier Journal 10.4.05)
Small county, big assignment: Anderson County EMS answers the call (10.2.05)
EMS Conference speaker recalls surviving 9-11 tower collapse (Owensboro Messenger Inquirer 10.1.05)

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