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Amazon Music Emergency medical services are evolving beyond the traditional model of responding to a 911 call and transporting patients to the emergency department. September is National Preparedness Month, an opportunity to recognize how EMS systems are adapting to meet changing community needs. States are exploring new approaches including community paramedicine, mobile integrated health, telehealth, and treatment in place, while also working to address persistent workforce and funding challenges, particularly in rural communities. Maggie Nilz, senior analyst for preparedness at ASTHO, discusses how these changes are reshaping EMS and what policymakers are doing to strengthen the systems that support emergency care, the focus of a recent Health Policy Update. She highlights efforts in Illinois, Alabama, and West Virginia to address rural EMS staffing, training, retention, and funding, and explains why better data will be increasingly important to understanding EMS needs.
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