Ensuring a response to 911 - Addressing the paramedic shortage
Dear Ohio - Politics, Issues, and People
English - June 22, 2022 08:30 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB - ★★★★ - 16 ratingsPolitics News Government ohio change community curtisjackson government policy politics spectrumnews1 Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When someone picks up the phone to call 9-1-1, the expectation is first responders will shortly dispatch and be on their way to help during the crisis. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, staffing at departments across the state saw emergency medical professionals leaving the career or taking jobs elsewhere for a variety of reasons.
Guest host Mike Kallmeyer speaks with Rep. Brian Baldridge, R-Winchester; Brian Hathaway, president and CEO of Spirit Medical Transport in Greenville; and Eric Burgess, president of the OHIO EMS Chiefs Association; to discuss how new guidelines, training and funding may encourage those interested to join the career field.