@article{ref1,
title="Association of hospital closures with changes in Medicare-covered ambulance trips among rural emergency medical services agencies",
journal="Academic emergency medicine",
year="2021",
author="Nikpay, Sayeh and Tschautscher, Craig and Scott, Nathaniel L. and Puskarich, Michael",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system plays a critical role in the US health care safety net, performing over 16 million transports per year.(1) Although often treated as a publicly funded good, only two thirds of EMS agencies are run by governments or municipal fire departments(2) and many rely on volunteers. As a result, recruitment and retention of EMS personnel has become more difficult over time, especially in rural areas(3) where EMS personnel report increasing stress and decreasing satisfaction.(4).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1069-6563",
doi="10.1111/acem.14273",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acem.14273"
}