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County ambulance services report surging calls, staffing shortages and plans for a regionalization study
Summary
Del Rapids, Humboldt and Garretson ambulance services told the commission that call volumes rose sharply in recent years, staffing is the biggest challenge, aging vehicles need replacement and a state regionalization grant will study future EMS service models.
Del Rapids, Humboldt and Garretson ambulance leaders briefed the Minnehaha County Commission on March 4 about increasingly busy operations, staffing pressures and equipment needs.
Lede: Ryan Sinek of Del Rapids Ambulance said his service finished 2024 with 621 calls — almost a 50% increase since 2020 — and that staffing and aging vehicles (examples: 2009 and 2011 ambulances) are immediate concerns. Humboldt and Garretson reported similar year-over-year increases and echoed the staffing and equipment concerns.
Nut graf: The services credited recent county funding increases with helping…
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