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Paramedic says St. Louis EMS strained after tornado; urges 12 new EMT/paramedic positions
Summary
A St. Louis paramedic who testified May 31 told the budget committee that the city should add six EMTs and six paramedics to reduce crew strain, improve retention and increase billing revenue now being captured by private ambulance providers.
Tyler Patterson, a city paramedic and Fourth Ward resident, told the Budget and Public Employees Committee on May 31 that St. Louis’s EMS system is under sustained strain and that adding six EMTs and six paramedics to the roster would allow the city to field one to two additional ambulances per shift.
Patterson described recent call volumes to illustrate the pressure on crews. He said he arrived to work the night of the tornado to…
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