• Three Counties Testing Iowa United First Aid Program
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• States Strive to Reverse Shortage of Paramedics, EMTs
  The Pew Charitable Trusts | February 6, 2023
• Will an Ambulance Get to You In Time? There are no guarantees in Iowa
  Des Moines Register | September 19, 2022
• EMS essential service push continues in KMAland
  KMA Land | July 29, 2022
  Missing One in Four EMS Calls (scroll to bottom)
  KCCI 8 Des Moines | July 12, 2022
• Is There a Solution?
  KCCI 8 Des Moines | July 12, 2022
• The Iowa County that Decided to Fund EMS
  KCCI 8 Des Moines | July 12, 2022
• The Staffing Shortage
  KCCI 8 Des Moines | July 12, 2022
• Dwindling number of volunteers force some Iowa EMS to close
  KCCI 8 Des Moines | July 12, 2022
• Harrison's Story: An 18-Minute Wait
  KCCI 8 Des Moines | July 12, 2022
• Iowa's EMS Emergency
  KCCI 8 Des Moines | July 12, 2022
• DMACC offers new degree to help firefighter shortage
  KCCI 8 Des Moines | January 28, 2022
• Ambulance Balance Billing
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• Iowa legislature passes EMS bill, makes it essential service
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• Gustafson: Legislation makes it easier for counties to make EMS an essential service
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• Nevada EMS can now help when ambulance doesn't arrive
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• Local EMS staff pushing for House Bill to make service “essential”
  KCRG | March 3, 2021
• Promises made, promises kept
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• Pandemic underscores challenges facing Iowa EMS, providers hope legislature takes action
  CBS14 FOX44 Siouxland NEWS | December 11, 2020
• Pandemic is pushing America’s 911 system to ‘breaking point,’ ambulance operators say
  Washington Post | December 3, 2020
• Why an Ambulance Isn't Always a Guarantee for Iowans
  BBS News Hour | February 24, 2020
• The State of Rural Volunteer Firefighting and EMS Services
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• Hudson Family EMS Leaders Team Up to Educate Public About the EMS Crisis
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• EMS on life support?
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• Iowa's Rural EMS Crisis
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• Rural EMS Departments struggle to provide care
  KWWL News 7 | October 11, 2017
• In a medical emergency, WHERE you live may determine IF you live
  Des Moines Register | September 12, 2017
• Wright County Board of Supervisors declare EMS an Essential Service
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• Wright County residents will be asked for ambulance service levy
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• Rural EMS departments look for solution
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• What to Expect During an Ambulance Ride
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• Siouxland paramedics to dissolve
  KCAU TV | August 16, 2017
• 'All options' on table as city considers future of ambulance service
  Sioux City Journal | August 16, 2017
• Family wants change to rural ambulance services
  KWWL News 7 | July 20, 2017
• Rural EMS crisis in Iowa, new building "vital"
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• EMS agency in rural Iowa in crisis mode
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• Life Saving Heights
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• Volunteer of the Year Featured on KCRG-TV9
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• Rural EMS in Iowa
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• EMS Volunteer Shortage
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Will an Ambulance Get to You In Time? There are no guarantees in Iowa
Des Moines Register | September 19, 2022
by Michelle P
“Many people regard EMS as an essential service, but the system in Iowa and across the U.S. struggles to remain financially viable and to fulfill its mission of quickly delivering care to the sick or injured, local and national emergency officials say.”

“According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' data from 2021, the median pay for a full-time emergency medical technician was $17.76 an hour, even though the job requires training that, for a full-fledged paramedic, typically costs $10,000 to $20,000.”

"The fix isn’t just money, but the fixes require money."

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