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EMS workers ask council to add 11 positions funded by increased billing revenues
2257734 · February 11, 2025
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Summary
Cleveland EMS representatives told council they need 11 additional positions in the 2025 budget to meet recommended staffing and improve outcomes, and proposed using increased ambulance-billing revenue to finance the hires.
A representative of the Cleveland Association of Rescue Employees told council that Cleveland’s emergency medical services need additional staff to meet operational targets and improve patient outcomes.
Timothy Summerfeld said paramedics, EMTs and dispatchers are highly trained and overworked. “During the October…
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