Gathering of Eagles Meeting May 17, 2022: Ambulance Wall Time Challenges; PAs and NPs in EMS Medical Direction; Conference-related COVID Outbreaks

The “Gathering of Eagles” group of EMS medical directors from the world's prominent metropolitan systems hosts weekly calls facilitated by Dr. Paul Pepe covering the latest issues of impact to the EMS community. EMS World has been given exclusive access and approval to publish these discussions as a service to our readers.

In this week’s episode, Clayton Kazan covers ambulance wall time and staffing challenges in Los Angeles, including area agencies hiring non-medical ambulance drivers; Mike Levy updates the group on NAEMSP positions on PAs and NPs and their role in EMS medical direction; Dustin Calhoun discusses potential changes to paramedic scope of practice and paramedic educational programs in Ohio; several Eagles discuss concerning COVID outbreaks at recent medical conferences; and more.