Between Expectations and Reality: Where EMS Stands Today | Chad Black

About this episode

Jason Falvey and Chad Black discuss the challenges facing EMS today, focusing on the emotional toll of unnecessary calls and leadership lessons from Chad's extensive experience.

Send us Fan Mail In this deeply candid and wide-ranging conversation, Jason Falvey sits down with Chad Black, longtime EMS leader and Chairman of the Georgia EMS Association, to confront a hard truth: much of what’s breaking EMS isn’t the worst calls—it’s the relentless grind of the ones that never should have happened in the first place. Drawing on more than four decades in emergency services, Chad shares the calls that shaped him, the leadership lessons learned the hard way, and the emotion...

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Host: Jason Falvey

Guest: Chad Black

Topics covered

• EMS challenges
• leadership in EMS
• emergency services
• mental health
• call management

Keywords

• EMS
• emergency services
• leadership
• mental health
• Georgia EMS Association

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Organizations: Georgia EMS Association

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