The state of Michigan is investing $30 million to help train and recruit more EMS workers and first responders. Michigan Association of Ambulance Services Executive Director Angela Madden told Michigan News Network there is a severe shortage of those workers across the state, which is affecting the safety of our communities.
“We’ve already seen that in order to maintain that 911 coverage, what all of us as citizens have come to know and expect of our local communities, we’ve had to ensure the 911 coverage on the backs of delays with our hospital partners and hospital systems,” Madden said. “So, we know it’s already affecting the the system. We definitely don’t want it to get worse.”
Madden says the training will help alleviate the staffing shortage and bring critical support and training into communities across the state. The Michigan Association of Ambulance Services asked the state this year for an aid package to help recruit and train about 1,000 new professionals.
