Md. high court overturns $3.8M verdict against Baltimore EMTs
Baltimore paramedics were not grossly negligent in failing to follow protocol in evaluating and transporting to Harbor Hospital a man who died of a heart attack shortly after arriving in the emergency room, a sharply divided Maryland high court ruled Friday in overturning a $3.8 million verdict for the man’s family. In its 4-3 decision, […]
UMMC, BFD team up to address health disparities in west Baltimore
Baltimore’s paramedics will get an opportunity to make a difference in the field as they work with the University of Maryland Medical Center in a pilot program to reduce health disparities in west Baltimore. The Mobile Integrated Health – Community Paramedicine program allows specially trained paramedics and nurses with the Baltimore Fire Department to treat […]