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Report Finds New Hampshire EMS System in ‘State of Emergency'
A new report says the EMS system in New Hampshire is in a state of emergency. From first responders leaving the field to ambulance companies shutting down, health officials said the situation is dire due to a number of factors including recruitment and reimbursement. The report that was released this week by the New Hampshire Ambulance Association paints the...
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After Nero's Law, Mass. Veterinarians Learn How to Train EMTs to Care for Wounded K9s
Emergency responders across Massachusetts are now learning how to care for police dogs following the implementation of Nero’s Law. The legislation is named after the K9 injured in a shooting that killed his partner, Yarmouth Police Sgt. Sean Gannon in 2018. Up until it was signed into law this year, Massachusetts did not allow emergency medical personnel to treat and…
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Boston MedFlight Sees Increased Demand in 2022
Boston MedFlight says it has experienced a major increase in demand in the last year as Massachusetts has dealt with a shortage of EMTs on the ground. When a man was bitten by a shark in Truro, and a person was hit by a car in Natick, and when a small plane went down in a remote location, Boston MedFlight…
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Amid EMT & Paramedic Shortage, Vermont EMS Academy Offers Critical Training
A new center in southern Vermont aims to provide workforce development in a vital sector: emergency medical services. “We’ve tried to set up an environment that is as close to reality as possible,” said Marc Schauber, the program manager of the Vermont EMS Academy in Newfane, which opened in mid-October. When NECN & NBC10 Boston visited VEMSA Thursday, students...
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Amid EMT & Paramedic Shortage, Vermont EMS Academy Offers Critical Training
The new Vermont EMS Academy facility opened last month.
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Mass. Contends With Ambulance Industry's Staffing Crisis
Agencies across Massachusetts are pushing to find more paramedics and EMTs. During the pandemic, the ambulance industry saw a wave of early retirements and people leaving for jobs in other medical fields.
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‘It's Essential': Vermont's Rescue Squads Need More EMTs and Paramedics
With communities across New England concerned with staffing levels at their local EMS providers, a job fair in Vermont aimed to attract those much-needed personnel. AmCare, which serves several communities in northwestern Vermont, shares a problem with many ambulance squads across the northeast and beyond: full and part-time staff vacancies for EMTs and paramedics. “It’s essential,” AmCare operations director...
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Vermont Looking to Fill EMS Jobs
Many ambulance squads across the northeast are experiencing shortages.