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Laramie Fire paramedic warns commissioners layoffs could reduce advanced prehospital care
Summary
A Laramie Fire Department paramedic told the commission impending layoffs of five non‑fire paramedics after contract disagreements with Ivinson Memorial Hospital could reduce advanced life‑saving care available locally and warned of potential deaths if staffing declines.
Jordan Hayes, a paramedic who said he has been part of Laramie’s non‑fire paramedic program, gave a detailed public comment describing how five non‑fire paramedics handled roughly half of the department’s medical calls and provided advanced critical-care interventions.
Hayes said a breakdown in the hospital’s contract for inter‑facility…
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