Guest guest Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Anyone know of a company hirring medics in the Houston area? I know they all are but i am looking for one that has good trucks, not 10 year old ones, good equipment and pay. Asking alot, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky. The refinnery I was working at as not signed the new contract yet so time to start looking again. I so cannot wait untill I am done with school. Thanks Lawrence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Tamil me offlist -Chris Sorry for the spelling and punctuation this was typed on the tiny keyboard on my iPhone > Anyone know of a company hirring medics in the Houston area? I know they all are > but i am looking for one that has good trucks, not 10 year old ones, good > equipment and pay. Asking alot, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky. The > refinnery I was working at as not signed the new contract yet so time to start > looking again. I so cannot wait untill I am done with school. > Thanks > Lawrence > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 911 or transfer? Wes Ogilvie On the move from my iPhone > Anyone know of a company hirring medics in the Houston area? I know they all are > but i am looking for one that has good trucks, not 10 year old ones, good > equipment and pay. Asking alot, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky. The > refinnery I was working at as not signed the new contract yet so time to start > looking again. I so cannot wait untill I am done with school. > Thanks > Lawrence > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 ________________________________ To: " texasems-l " texasems-l > Sent: Tue, May 31, 2011 4:13:53 PM Subject: Re: work in houston area  911 or transfer? Wes Ogilvie On the move from my iPhone > Anyone know of a company hirring medics in the Houston area? I know they all >are > > but i am looking for one that has good trucks, not 10 year old ones, good > equipment and pay. Asking alot, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky. The > refinnery I was working at as not signed the new contract yet so time to start > looking again. I so cannot wait untill I am done with school. > Thanks > Lawrence > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Try looking at the employment opportunities page at www.mchd-tx.orghttp://www.mchd-tx.org>. Marshall Assistant EMS Director Emergency Management Coordinator Montgomery County Hospital District - Office - Dispatch Center - eFax From: texasems-l [mailto:texasems-l ] On Behalf Of lawrence verrett Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 16:20 To: texasems-l Subject: Re: work in houston area ________________________________ To: " texasems-l " texasems-l > Sent: Tue, May 31, 2011 4:13:53 PM Subject: Re: work in houston area 911 or transfer? Wes Ogilvie On the move from my iPhone On May 31, 2011, at 8:15, lawrence verrett lgverrett@...> wrote: > Anyone know of a company hirring medics in the Houston area? I know they all >are > > but i am looking for one that has good trucks, not 10 year old ones, good > equipment and pay. Asking alot, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky. The > refinnery I was working at as not signed the new contract yet so time to start > looking again. I so cannot wait untill I am done with school. > Thanks > Lawrence > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 And.....what planet did you just arrive from?? Just Joking......seriously......over 200 ambulance companies shut down over the past few months, in Houston. If you find an employed EMT on an ambulance in Houston, they are with the city, a major company, or one that has contracts for private pay or H2H. The dialysis/psych industry has been shut down. I do hope you are not under the impression that you can run out and get a job in Houston, as an EMT. At least not right now. I'll keep my Guns, my Freedom and my MONEY, You can keep the " CHANGE. " Subject: work in houston area To: texasems-l Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 8:15 AM Â Anyone know of a company hirring medics in the Houston area? I know they all are but i am looking for one that has good trucks, not 10 year old ones, good equipment and pay. Asking alot, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky. The refinnery I was working at as not signed the new contract yet so time to start looking again. I so cannot wait untill I am done with school. Thanks Lawrence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Try northstar or transcare. They have been around the longest and also bestcare. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4GLTE smartphone ----- Reply message ----- To: texasems-l > Subject: work in houston area Date: Sun, Jun 5, 2011 00:21 And.....what planet did you just arrive from?? Just Joking......seriously......over 200 ambulance companies shut down over the past few months, in Houston. If you find an employed EMT on an ambulance in Houston, they are with the city, a major company, or one that has contracts for private pay or H2H. The dialysis/psych industry has been shut down. I do hope you are not under the impression that you can run out and get a job in Houston, as an EMT. At least not right now. I'll keep my Guns, my Freedom and my MONEY, You can keep the " CHANGE. " Subject: work in houston area To: texasems-l Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 8:15 AM Â Anyone know of a company hirring medics in the Houston area? I know they all are but i am looking for one that has good trucks, not 10 year old ones, good equipment and pay. Asking alot, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky. The refinnery I was working at as not signed the new contract yet so time to start looking again. I so cannot wait untill I am done with school. Thanks Lawrence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Where did you get the figure of over 200 ambulance companies shut down over the “past few months†in Houston. Just curious where the facts are. Thanks in advance, Ron From: Cougar!! Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 12:21 AM To: texasems-l Subject: Re: work in houston area And.....what planet did you just arrive from?? Just Joking......seriously......over 200 ambulance companies shut down over the past few months, in Houston. If you find an employed EMT on an ambulance in Houston, they are with the city, a major company, or one that has contracts for private pay or H2H. The dialysis/psych industry has been shut down. I do hope you are not under the impression that you can run out and get a job in Houston, as an EMT. At least not right now. I'll keep my Guns, my Freedom and my MONEY, You can keep the " CHANGE. " From: lawrence verrett Subject: work in houston area To: mailto:texasems-l%40yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 8:15 AM Anyone know of a company hirring medics in the Houston area? I know they all are but i am looking for one that has good trucks, not 10 year old ones, good equipment and pay. Asking alot, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky. The refinnery I was working at as not signed the new contract yet so time to start looking again. I so cannot wait untill I am done with school. Thanks Lawrence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Where did you get the figure of over 200 ambulance companies shut down over the “past few months†in Houston. Just curious where the facts are. Thanks in advance, Ron From: Cougar!! Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 12:21 AM To: texasems-l Subject: Re: work in houston area And.....what planet did you just arrive from?? Just Joking......seriously......over 200 ambulance companies shut down over the past few months, in Houston. If you find an employed EMT on an ambulance in Houston, they are with the city, a major company, or one that has contracts for private pay or H2H. The dialysis/psych industry has been shut down. I do hope you are not under the impression that you can run out and get a job in Houston, as an EMT. At least not right now. I'll keep my Guns, my Freedom and my MONEY, You can keep the " CHANGE. " From: lawrence verrett Subject: work in houston area To: mailto:texasems-l%40yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 8:15 AM Anyone know of a company hirring medics in the Houston area? I know they all are but i am looking for one that has good trucks, not 10 year old ones, good equipment and pay. Asking alot, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky. The refinnery I was working at as not signed the new contract yet so time to start looking again. I so cannot wait untill I am done with school. Thanks Lawrence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 For every one of the " two hundred " that closed i'm sure two popped up in their place and they are shut down now too lol!! you're not looking in the right places if you cant find a job at mom n pop, they are everywhere in this area. Now whether or not you're paycheck actually clears the bank, that's a different story........ -Chris > Where did you get the figure of over 200 ambulance companies shut down over the “past few months” in Houston. Just curious where the facts are. > Thanks in advance, > Ron > > From: Cougar!! > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 12:21 AM > To: texasems-l > Subject: Re: work in houston area > > > And.....what planet did you just arrive from?? Just Joking......seriously......over 200 ambulance companies shut down over the past few months, in Houston. If you find an employed EMT on an ambulance in Houston, they are with the city, a major company, or one that has contracts for private pay or H2H. The dialysis/psych industry has been shut down. I do hope you are not under the impression that you can run out and get a job in Houston, as an EMT. At least not right now. > > I'll keep my Guns, my Freedom and my MONEY, > You can keep the " CHANGE. " > > > > From: lawrence verrett > Subject: work in houston area > To: mailto:texasems-l%40yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 8:15 AM > > > > Anyone know of a company hirring medics in the Houston area? I know they all are > > but i am looking for one that has good trucks, not 10 year old ones, good > > equipment and pay. Asking alot, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky. The > > refinnery I was working at as not signed the new contract yet so time to start > > looking again. I so cannot wait untill I am done with school. > > Thanks > > Lawrence > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 On Sunday, June 5, 2011 14:18, " lawrence verrett " lgverrett@...> said: > One of the fears I have about > this is that employers may take advantage of this and lower wages becuase of the > market. Very good observation. They've been taking advantage of the glut of EMTs for decades now, allowing them to keep turnover high and wages low. Now, with the turnover of employers contributing to the job shortage, it can only get worse for us. The guys like you, who have been at this game for too long, I have sympathy for. But the n00bs, right out of school, I have a hard time sympathising for when they can't find a job. It's not like they just invested in four years of college to find this disappointment. It's just 120 hours. Pretty small price to pay for valuable life lesson: Always do the market research before you invest. Or, to dumb it down to the NR/DOT level: Look before you leap. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I have to admit, I pulled that number out of the air.....and I should know better than to do that. But it's a lot.....places I used to see 40-50 ambulances waiting to transport, there are just a few now. I'm not sure about Beechnut Dialysis or Davita Almeda, but the partial hospital on hornwood is a ghost town now. There used to be ambulances out the drive, down the street and around the corner at 3pm. I started getting layed of in 2009, and since then, it has happened 4 times. And I mean with a lay off letter, not that they just got rid of me. Most were friends that I still keep in touch with. Jarmese of AW EMS would NEVER have shut her doors if there was a way around it.In fact, she had JUST turned in the paperwork for Global EMS Inc, (there are two Globals, hers was the navy blue truck, not the white ones.) The state almost tripled the fees in the past few years and are very hard on new licenses. They would always find something wrong with the application and put a deficiency on it. I think after two of those, you have to start over and submit a new application. Anyway, between the fees and Mcare yellow slipping everyone, the companies that still run are down to skeleton crews and not hiring. Im sure a few are, but you prolly have to know someone to get in. I am personal friends with at least 8 owners in this area, and they are all shutting down, or going to one crew. BUT......the companies I speak of rely almost solely on dialysis, or psych txp's. I was on the very last AW crew. I rode with NeNe the DO of the company, and I have known the family for about 8 years. I heard a LOT about what was going on in the industry. Mcare started yellow slipping to " Clean House " There were almost 400 ambulance companies in this region, as compared to 105, back in 1999. Fraud (billing on unqualified patients, dead patients, etc.) was rampant, but they had to do it, even though it hurt some reputable companies. We were getting denied on even a TOTALLY bed ridden patient, D/S, the works, in miserable health. Mcare usually paid on appeal, but most companies cannot make payroll in the mean time. I suspect that many patient will die, Mcare will start collecting lawsuits, and the industry will slowly rebound, but for now, most EMT's I knew in private transfer EMS have gone on to other things. Superior Care EMS Patient Care EMS Ultra EMS Advanced EMS (not advanced medics, they are doing fine) Houston's Choice EMS Optimum EMS Eagle EMS (The one down town) United EMS United Ambulance AW EMS Global EMS Sunrise EMS Freedom EMS Americare EMS (I was on a unit when the FBI hit this one....outright fraud and money laundering to Russia) Ameritex EMS and a couple others that I have either worked for outright, or ridden with, helping out; They are all out of business or hurting really bad over the past 3 years. Advanced Medics, Health Quest EMS, Oddesy EMS, AMR, Ace Ambulance, and a few others seem to be doing ok though. I'll keep my Guns, my Freedom and my MONEY, You can keep the " CHANGE. " > > From: lawrence verrett > Subject: work in houston area > To: mailto:texasems-l%40yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 8:15 AM > > > > Anyone know of a company hirring medics in the Houston area? I know they all are > > but i am looking for one that has good trucks, not 10 year old ones, good > > equipment and pay. Asking alot, but who knows maybe I'll get lucky. The > > refinnery I was working at as not signed the new contract yet so time to start > > looking again. I so cannot wait untill I am done with school. > > Thanks > > Lawrence > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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