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Middletown emergency squad warns of staffing shortages, outlines recruitment and funding plans
Summary
Scott Henley, director of operations for the Middletown Emergency Squad, told the Board of Supervisors the nonprofit is seeing rising call volumes and staffing shortages, described equipment and ambulance costs, and said grants and training—plus local support—are part of a plan to stabilize service.
Scott Henley, director of operations for the Middletown Emergency Squad, told the Middletown Township Board of Supervisors on Oct. 3 that the nonprofit ambulance service is grappling with higher call volumes and a national shortage of EMS providers.
"We are here 24/7, 365," Henley said, noting the squad operates two stations and provides primary coverage to Hulmeville, Langhorne Borough and Manor, Middletown Township and Penndel Borough. He described annual call totals in Middletown of about 4,389 in 2019, roughly 4,203 in…
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