By Lynn Olanoff
The Express-Times
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Global Medical Transportation Services Ambulance Capt. Don Burslem didn’t know what to think when the person on the other line told him he was on the phone with a deaf person.
How could he hire a deaf emergency medical technician for the Bethlehem-based ambulance company? EMTs need to communicate with their patients, with their partners, with hospital officials over the radio.
But Burslem decided to take a chance on hiring Chad Grabousky, and more than two months later, he’s very glad he did. “His patients love him, our staff loves him, and he actually does a wonderful job in back of the ambulance, better than some of my hearing staff,” Burslem said.
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