Jonathan Washko, MBA, FACPE, NRP, AEMD
President and Principal
Mr. Jonathan Washko is a 35-year highly accomplished executive and polymath focused in both the pre-hospital and healthcare operations improvement space with expertise in a variety of industry domains and topics. Mr. Washko is considered a leading industry expert on numerous matters, consulting and advising internationally with agencies, systems, facilities, practices and governments on pre-hospital, mobile healthcare, and delivery systems optimization design and improvement efforts. Mr. Washko sits on a variety of elected and appointed industry boards and councils, is an author, researcher, educator, and speaker and is regarded as a balanced disruptive innovator, ideator and strategic visionary leader capable in business and cultural transformations.
Articles and Projects
2018
To Educate or Not to Educate: An Economic and EMS Role Confusion Conundrum
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – February 2019
Disruption Is on the Horizon, Are You Ready?
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – October 2018
The Balancing Act: Knowing When to Manage and When to Lead
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – May 2018
2017
What Makes a Great EMS Organization?
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – December 2017
2016 JEMS Salary Survey
By Jonathan D. Washko and Michael G. Ragone in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – November 2017
It’s Time to Resurrect the Public Utility Model Concept—But This Time for Healthcare
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – October 2017
The Importance of Testing Systems and Processes for Improvement…Literally
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – September 2017
A Safe Harbor in Tumultuous Times: Navigating the Changing Healthcare Waters
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – July 2017
2016
It Takes a Team of Teams to Transform Healthcare
By Jonathan D. Washko in EMS World – October 2016
2015
2015 JEMS Salary Survey
By Jonathan D. Washko and Michael G. Ragone in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – December 2015
The Six Questions of Intelligent EMS Purchasing
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – November 2015
Understanding Why EMS Systems Fail
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – March 2015
2014
Big or small, manage EMS inventory by ‘thinking lean’
By Jonathan D. Washko in EMS1.com – March 2014
2013
Making EMS More Effective & Efficient Through Technology
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – November 2015
2012
EMS Moves Toward New Care Delivery Methods
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – July 2012
Demystifying the Current Drug Shortage Problem in EMS
By Jonathan D. Washko in HighPerformanceEMS.com – May 2012
Effectiveness & Financial Benefits of Speed Loading
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – February 2012
Jersey City (N.J.) Obtains Five National Recognitions
By Jonathan D. Washko in Journal of Emergency Medical Services – January 2012