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AMR Multnomah County asks for a temporary switch in ambulance staffing, allowing AMR to staff ambulances with one paramedic and one EMT instead of two paramedics.

Portland Fire Chief Ryan Gillespie is joining other elected officials, including Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran and City Commissioner Rene Gonzale

As Portland firefighters report a surge in 911 calls for drug overdoses, and Oregon sees rising rates of substance use disorder, a new mobile addiction treatment program could provide hope. An overdose response team at Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) will soon start administering opioid withdrawal medication. A new pilot program, called the Mobile Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) program, is set to kick off in early February. Once live, it will allow emergency...

Both Metro West Ambulance and AMR are falling short of responding to 911 calls in Washington and Multnomah County standards.

Many on the front lines needed persuading—here are some tactics that worked.

Resident Eagle is a monthly column profiling the work of top EMS physicians and medical directors from the Metropolitan EMS Medical Directors Global Alliance (the "Eagles"), who represent America’s largest and key international cities. Tentative dates for the Gathering of Eagles 2021: June 14–18, Hollywood, Fla. For more see useagles.org. As we pass a year since COVID-19 emerged and reshaped American lives, there may finally be an end in sight. Vaccine efforts continue, intimately involvi...