The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated a national shortage of emergency medical workers, including EMTs and paramedics.
A survey conducted by the American Ambulance Association indicates that the turnover rate among paramedics and EMTs ranges from 20-30% every year, which results in a 100% turnover rate every four years.
The association’s President, Shawn Baird, said that he has “not heard of any state that feels like they’re not in a bit of a crisis mode for first responders, paramedics in particular.”
