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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
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The Uniformed EMS Officers Union says the “Supervising Emergency Medical Service Specialist” position carries lieutenant responsibilities with less pay
Fire Chief John Alston told the AMR graduates, “You are joining a noble profession,” and said that firefighters “work hand-to-hand with AMR”
Miguel Nieblas Ontiveros was immediately terminated after his arrest for allegedly assaulting a patient en route to a hospital
Erie County officials are responding to the shortage of local EMS providers
Current Carroll County personnel have had to apply for new positions with no guarantee of being hired
Carroll County is working to fill dozens of other positions
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Meadville just hired its first EMS coordinator, and the fire department already has applications from paramedics
Board members rejected calls by female and minority crewmembers to look outside the agency for a more diverse candidate pool
Christopher Biggs is working as an advanced life support training coordinator for the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
Those hired will serve as station supervisors for Carroll County as part of a collaboration with volunteer leaders, said Director and Chief Michael Robinson Sr.
The AAA and Newton 360 Industry Turnover Survey reveals increased turnover rates in full and part-time EMTs and paramedics
Out of 15,250 total applications the city received, only about 4,971 applicants were invited to take the exam
With American Rescue Plan Act money, the city plans to offer $3,000 signing bonuses to 550 new hires
“We have seen an increase in people seeking employment, but we still have some vacancies,” said Virginia Marshall with Beaufort County EMS
Local EMS leaders said that a recent pay increase may help, but they cited burnout, attacks and industry-wide staffing struggles
The Cool Branch Volunteer Rescue Department now has full-time and part-time EMTs and paramedics plus volunteers