Rural EMS

Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future

State Rural Health Plan

EMS in Rural America (June 2007) National Conference of State Legislatures

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Studies:

• Final Report – Dickenson County (April 2009)
• Final Report – Page County (April 2009)
• Final Report – Shenandoah County (April 2009)
• Final Report – Patrick County (January 2008)
• Final Report – Giles County (December 2007)
• Final Report – Rockbridge County (December 2007)
• Virginia Critical Access Hospitals Project – Western Virginia EMS Council
• Rural EMS Systems: An Assessment (Powerpoint presentation summarizing CAH EMS Agency Studies)
• Example of Network Agreement between CAH and EMS Provider/Agency

Rural EMS Blog

Virginia Rural Health Resource Center

Rural Assistance Center

Rural Health Research Gateway

EMS Cooperatives

• North Central EMS Cooperative
• North American Ambulance Alliance
• Western EMS Network

National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH)

National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) Rural EMS Committee

Rural Access to Emergency Devices

Virginia Rural Health Association (VRHA)