County officials created a medical services unit to assist with 911 calls.
Bergen County Emergency Medical Services, a countywide unit that will assist local EMS agencies with mutual aid 911 medical calls, formed in February.Volunteer ambulance squads are disbanding. EMS volunteers are dwindling. And those remaining are burned out.
It’s why Bergen County officials launched a countywide EMS unit last month to assist local agencies with mutual aid 911 medical calls. “While the NJ EMS Task Force itself is not suffering from the shortage of EMTs and paramedics in New Jersey, we are aware of many of our host agencies, career and volunteer, who are struggling to recruit and retain staffing,” said Bascom, who is also the EMS coordinator for the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management.revealed a 36% turnover rate for full-time and part-time EMTs, 27% for full-time paramedics and 30% for part-time paramedics.
Last year, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law designed to increase funding for local rescue squads and help bolster shrinking volunteer ranks.
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