Press Releases

NEMSQA Wins Nicholas Rosecrans Award for Reducing Ambulance Crashes with Lights and Siren Initiative 

LAS VEGAS, NV (September 18, 2024) – The National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) was honored as this year’s prestigious Nicholas Rosecrans Award winner for their exceptional work on the Lights and Sirens Collaborative. NEMSQA’s initiative has been pivotal in reducing the risks associated with the use of lights and sirens in emergency medical services, improving safety for EMS providers and the public while maintaining high standards of patient care. Read More

ImageTrend Joins National EMS Quality Alliance

March 5, 2024 – LAKEVILLE, MN– The National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) is pleased to announce the addition of ImageTrend as a new Platinum corporate partner. ImageTrend is supporting NEMSQA's continuous efforts to develop evidence-based quality measures for emergency medical services (EMS) and healthcare partners, and give EMS systems the tools they need to make measurable improvements. Read More

National EMS Quality Alliance Welcomes biospatial 

February 9, 2024 – Durham, NC –biospatial, a healthcare and EMS data analytics company, has partnered with the National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) to support efforts to develop evidence-based quality measures for emergency medical services and health care partners and provide tools for EMS systems to pursue measurable improvements. Read More
 

Enhancing EMS Safety: Outcomes of the Lights and Siren Collaborative

January 17, 2024 – Irving, TX- We didn't need emergency warning devices to get where we were going - a motor vehicle crash without serious injuries. We tried to change lanes and were hit from behind, sideswiped, and pushed across the road. We expected people to yield to us, but the bright flashing lights and sirens contributed to distracting the driver of the car as he was trying to get around us. I still to this day believe we wouldn't have crashed if we were driving without the use of the emergency warning devices.  Read More 

NEMSQA Releases 10 New Measures! 

Clinical quality measurement is vital to the practice of medicine. Clinical care is probably not being improved if it is not being measured. The National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) is pleased to announce the release of ten new quality measures. With the help of these new metrics, EMS organizations and agencies will be able to measure and improve patient care in crucial areas like airway control and trauma treatment. Read More.