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Air ambulance service expands in Rowan (Morehead News 3.31.09)

Fla. legislator attempts to plug a pain-pill pipeline (Lexington Herald Leader 3.31.09)

Hospital: 15 fired for looking at octuplet mom's file (CNN 3.31.09)

Legislative session ends with minimal EMS impact (3.27.09)

Loss Control: Back injuries and emergency services (3.27.09)

Logan to review ambulance contract (Bowling Green Daily News 3.25.09)

Western Ky. to see worst of tornado season (Lexington Herald Leader 3.22.09)

Resuscitation orders not always followed in Ky. (Ashland Daily Independent 3.22.09)

Device invented at UK saves newborn's life (Lexington Herald Leader 3.22.09)

Boyle firefighters questioned over alcohol (Advocate Messenger 3.20.09)

Neurosurgeons agree to treat U of L patients through May 12 (Louisville Courier Journal 3.20.09)

Indiana hospital, ambulance link to help heart attack victims (Louisville Courier Journal 3.19.09)

First responders testify in Katie McCoy murder trial (WHAS 3.18.09)

Target 9 investigates medical helicopter crash records (WTOV 3.17.09)

Tales from 911 (Ashland Daily Independent 3.15.09)

Lawmakers: state pensions in peril (Lexington Herald Leader 3.14.09)

Kentucky won't reopen Beverly Hills fire case (Louisville Courier Journal 3.13.09)

Firefighter leaves county to save more lives (CNN 3.13.09)

Pension-relief bill for cities, counties advances (Louisville Courier Journal 3.12.09)

Cincinnati irked at risque videos (Cincinnati Enquirer 3.11.09)

More Cincinnati firefighters in trouble? (Cincinnati Enquirer 3.10.09)

Mining bill hits roadblock (Kentucky New Era 3.10.09)

Louisville MetroSafe routes incoming calls more efficiently (Louisville Courier Journal 3.7.09)

Judge rules hospital failed to preserve critical evidence from hidden camera (Lexington Herald Leader 3.6.09)

Air Methods Kentucky cancels EMS Week events for 2009 (3.4.09)

Cincinnati firefighter arrested after standoff (Cincinnati Enquirer 3.1.09)

Medicare places limit on oxygen reimbursement treatment (Advocate Messenger 3.1.09)

Louisville claims they don't have to pay firefighters back wages (WAVE 2.27.09)

Kentucky general: Red tape hurt FEMA's response to ice storm (Lexington Herald Leader 2.27.09)

Bracken EMS financial officer terminated (Ledger Independent 2.27.09)

Health care overhaul: $634 billion (CNN 2.26.09)

Kentucky's share of stimulus tops $3 billion (Louisville Courier Journal 2.26.09)

Shooting prompts local police chiefs to invest in tourniquets (WHAS 2.24.09)

KDMC to offer new rapid cooling system (Ashland Daily Independent 2.23.09)

State releases new ice storm numbers (Lexington Herald Leader 2.21.09)

Auditor to review ice storm costs in McCracken (Lexington Herald Leader 2.21.09)

EMTs to teach safety with Bucklebear (Winchester Sun 2.21.09)

Masimo, Physio-Control release new grants supplement for fire and EMS departments (EMS1.com 2.20.09)

Use of county generators defended (Lexington Herald Leader 2.19.09)

Stimulus Bill to amend HIPAA regulations (Page, Wolfberg and Wirth 2.18.09)

Use of county-bought generators in Kentucky scrutinized (WLKY 2.18.09)

Another Cincinnati firefighter arrested (Cincinnati Enquirer 2.18.09)

Doc in Ky. drug case once imprisoned for murders (Kentucky New Era 2.18.09)

Hospital industry pumps $5 billion into state, report says (Louisville Courier Journal 2.17.09)

Trauma system moving forward (Louisville Courier Journal 2.16.09)

Triage could trim EMS runs, emergency room visits (Louisville Courier Journal 2.14.09)

Which deaths did ice storm really cause? (Lexington Herald Leader 2.13.09)

40 years' worth of thanks (Boston Globe 2.13.09)

More storm related deaths reported (WLKY 2.12.09)

State Senate OKs bill to ban 911 calls from airwaves (WLKY 2.12.09)

Fleming County takes over dispatch system (Ledger Independent 2.12.09)

Logan seeks used ambulances (Bowling Green Daily News 2.11.09)

Man appears free of HIV after stem cell transplant (CNN 2.11.09)

Lincoln fires emergency manager (Advocate Messenger 2.11.09)

Louisville test will try to regrow heart muscle (Louisville Courier Journal 2.11.09)

Kentucky storm deaths rises to 33 (WHAS 2.10.09)

10 states assist Ky. in ice storm recovery (Kentucky New Era 2.10.09)

KAPA Legislative Reception rescheduled for Feb. 24 (2.9.09)

About 56,000 customers still without power in Ky. (WLKY 2.9.09)

Quake training saved many (Lexington Herald Leader 2.9.09)

Parts of Western Kentucky still struggling after storm (Louisville Courier Journal 2.7.09)

Winter storm death toll now at 28 (Louisville Courier Journal 2.6.09)

Media, state clash over 911 broadcast bill (Lexington Herald Leader 2.6.09)

Operations center answers the call in the ice storm (Lexington Herald Leader 2.6.09)

Firefighter accused of giving pot to teen (Ashland Daily Independent 2.6.09)

Obama declares major disaster area in Kentucky (Louisville Courier Journal 2.5.09)

FEMA food kits may contain tainted peanut butter (CNN 2.5.09)

Napolitano calls storm Ky.'s largest disaster (WAVE 2.5.09)

Acting FEMA director to meet with Beshear (WLKY 2.4.09)

Kentucky storm death toll now at 27 (WLKY 2.4.09)

NTSB hearings probe medical helicopter crashes (CNN 2.3.09)

Beshear: 24 confirmed dead due to ice storm (WAVE 2.3.09)

NTSB begins hearings on air-ambulance fatalities (USA Today 2.3.09)

State: 16 confirmed dead due to ice storm (WAVE 2.2.09)

Beshear: 'We're pulling out all the stops' (WAVE 2.2.09)

Louisiana governor sends help to Kentucky (WAVE 2.2.09)

Tennessee sends EMS to relieve Kentucky crews (WTVF 2.1.09)

Nearly 1M still without power (Louisville Courier Journal 1.31.09)

Carbon monoxide has killed seven in Kentucky since ice storm hit (Lexington Herald Leader 1.31.09)

Winter storm causes massive Kentucky outage (CNN 1.30.09)

Beshear: Ky. facing 'pretty long haul' after storm (WAVE 1.30.09)

Number of powerless keeps growing (Lexington Herald Leader 1.30.09)

Hospitals deal with patient surge (WLKY 1.29.09)

Power outages climb near state record (Lexington Herald Leader 1.29.09)

Paducah woman gives birth at home, ambulance not able to reach home due to ice (WHAS 1.29.09)

Power outages still rising in Ky. (Louisville Courier Journal 1.28.09)

Hartford company fills Logan ambulance service role (Bowling Green Daily News 1.28.09)

Maysville emergency services prepared for winter weather (Ledger Independent 1.28.09)

Governor declares state of emergency (Kentucky Division of Emergency Management 1.27.09)

Australian helicopter medics in meltdown (Daily Telegraph 1.27.09)

Paramedic's hand transplant hits 10 years (Louisville Courier Journal 1.27.09)

Lawmaker pushes to keep 911 calls off the airwaves (Lexington Herald Leader 1.26.09)

PHI Winter Newsletter (PHI Air Medical 1.25.09)

82-year-old Louisville ER nurse is a nurse for the ages (Louisville Courier Journal 1.25.09)

Lee not leaving (Georgetown News Graphic 1.23.09)

Saving America's 911 system (MSNBC 1.22.09)

Air Methods to acquire Omniflight's Atlanta and North Georgia operations (1.22.09)

Essential Skills for Aspiring EMS Supervisors Seminar (1.20.09)

Third annual Just for Kids Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Seminar scheduled (1.20.09)

Owen County officials resign, plead guilty (Louisville Courier Journal 1.16.09)

Hospice patient gets final wish to marry (WHAS 1.15.09)

Yellow EMS plays Cupid for hospice patient caught in a technicality (1.15.09)

Somerset Fire/EMS to split (Commonwealth Journal 1.15.09)

Kentucky's Medicaid deficit grows (Louisville Courier Journal 1.14.09)

Logan closer to finalizing EMS service (Bowling Green Daily News 1.14.09)

Louisville firefighters union sues over incentive pay (Louisville Courier Journal 1.14.09)

The 10 worst jobs in America today (CareerCast.com 1.13.09)

Obama's big idea: Digital health records (CNN 1.12.09)

Portsmouth Ambulance resumes operation (Ashland Daily Independent 1.11.09)

Lee resigns as Scott County EMS director (Georgetown News Graphic 1.11.09)

Teamsters sue over Louisville furloughs (Louisville Courier Journal 1.10.09)

Ambulance company stopping its services (Daily Independent 1.10.09)

Portsmouth Ambulance employees unsure of pay, jobs (Daily Independent 1.9.09)

KBEMS announces staff additions (1.8.09)

Benefit auction planned for Meade paramedic who lost daughter (1.8.09)

Garrard emergency workers ready for winter storms (Advocate Messenger 1.8.09)

Cabell Huntington Hospital reduces work force by 40 (Ashland Daily Independent 1.8.09)

Four bids expected for Logan EMS service (Bowling Green Daily News 1.3.09)

Cincinnati wants to limit ambulance use (Cincinnati Enquirer 1.2.09)

Loss Control: Cheers to a safe and happy new year (1.2.09)

Bracken EMS placed on probation, fined (Ledger Independent 1.1.09)