Staffing
“As a volunteer agency, I want to make sure when someone calls 911 in our district, that our ambulances are ready to roll out the door when the tones go off.”
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Somerset city officials are told employees are leaving for better pay and less calls
Otego officials had been debating turning town EMS over to Otsego County Emergency Services
Performance metrics showed Bi-County Ambulance in Yuba and Sutter counties remained in compliance despite staffing shortages
Tipp City officials highlighted staffing and response time improvements in a budget review
EMTs and paramedics in an unofficial picket call for changes to working conditions
An independent study recommends the Santa Fe Fire Department add more ambulances, placing them at specific firehouses for increased demand
Carroll County’s new combination department is continuing to grow and is on track to have career staff at seven remaining fire stations
Knox County officials received an independent review of their current EMS as current contracted service is set to expire
Niagara County officials are moving closer to having a supplemental service up and running
Altura Ambulance Director Jessica Romine told local leaders the service could lose its license due to staffing problems
Pa. EMS officials, legislators call for sustainable funding as departments work with increasing demands and difficulties
Honolulu Emergency Services is seeing an increase of COVID-19 cases in the department
Revenue from the levy will help the Northwest Ambulance District hire six more EMS personnel
Fort Worth-based MedStar has not recieved city funding since 2010, but retention costs for providers have risen since the pandemic, spokesman Matt Zavadsky said
Experienced paramedics will now start at $27.59 an hour, as opposed to the training wage of $16 an hour
A staffing shortage in Orangeburg County led to a three-year contract with MedTrust Medical Transport for additional EMS coverage
A spokesperson for MedStar said costs to retain staff since the COVID-19 pandemic have eaten into their reserve fund
13 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws making EMS an essential service
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An independent report recommends making Kalispell’s EMS coordinator a full-time position and increase ambulance staffing
Seeing the same operating picture through the Hexagon Mobile for Public Safety software helps HEMSI optimize staffing resources
The Penn Township Ambulance Association has been successful in dealing with funding, staffing and cost-reimbursement problems
Funding and staffing were the main items discussed by EMS stakeholders
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Traverse City voters will consider a property tax increase that would increase staffing and help purchase more ambulances
Cumberland County first responders are facing increasing calls with a limited number of personnel
Adopting programs to improve EMS service delivery and agency culture
