News
News releases/statements:
1/22/24: Mid-Michigan EMS leader named President of Michigan Association of Ambulance Services 2024/2025 board of directors
9/25/23: Michigan EMS Heroes Honored as ‘Stars of Life’ During Capitol Ceremony
5/12/23: Southwest Michigan EMS Leader Jack Fisher Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
5/18/22: Michigan EMS leaders honor first responders, call for state support to end staffing crisis during EMS Recognition Week
2/9/22: STATEMENT: Michigan EMS applauds hero pay proposal for first responders
2/2/22: Michigan Association of Ambulance Services announces 2022/2023 board of directors
1/24/22: Michigan EMS: State support needed to end severe first responder staffing crisis
9/29/21: State leaders prioritize EMS funding for the first time in more than 20 years
9/21/21: Michigan EMS Heroes Honored as 'Stars of Life' During Capitol Ceremony
8/10/21: Michigan paramedic and EMT shortage worsening daily, EMS agencies struggling to cover shifts
5/20/21: Michigan EMS: We need support to survive
5/13/21: EMS remains on life support as Michigan fails to prioritize ambulance services in state budget
4/14/21: Michigan EMS: Expanded Use of Monoclonal Antibody Therapies Will Help Michigan Fight COVID
2/25/21: EMS is on life support: Time to properly fund ambulance services in Michigan
News clips:
MLive: 9/4/24: Former prison health care contractor failed to pay $6M in bills, ambulance services say
Crain's Detroit: 9/4/24: Ambulance providers who say they were stiffed by prison contractor plea for help
WLNS: 5/10/23: LCC celebrates all-women EMS class amid crew shortage
FOX 17: 8/31/22: What's being done about a critical shortage of EMTs and paramedics
EMS1: 1/9/22: Michigan's new $5M program to recruit, train first responders leaves out many EMS agencies
Detroit Free Press: 11/22/21: With EMS staffing crisis brewing for decades, COVID pushes shortage into danger zone
WXYZ: 11/17/21: Ambulance companies concerned EMT and paramedic shortage will impact response times
Oakland Press: 11/15/21: Pandemic having crippling effect on decadelong EMS worker shortage
The Hill: 10/27/21: Ambulance, EMT first responders face 'crippling workforce shortage"
NBC News: 10/8/21: EMS services warn of 'crippling labor shortage' undermining 911 system
WWMT: 10/3/21: Michigan EMS agencies 'very encouraged' by funding boost from state budget
WXYZ: 9/28/21: Critical shortage of first responders in Michigan affecting response times, patient care
WZZM: 9/8/21: EMTs Needed: Frontline worker shortage worsens as pandemic persists
Fox 47 News: 9/1/21: Statewide EMT and paramedic shortage has ripple effects in Lansing
Bridge Magazine: 8/24/21: Michigan is burning through EMTs, paramedics, creating shortages
WILX-TV: 8/16/21: EMT and paramedic shortage puts emergency services in crisis mode across the state
Monroe News: 8/15/21: Lack of funding leads to statewide shortage of EMS workers
WLUC-TV: 8/11/21: EMS staffing shortage causes serious challenges for first responders
WZZM-TV: 8/10/21: EMS leaders say statewide staffing shortage is worsening by the day
Up North Live: 7/30/21: Shortage of paramedics impacting response times in northern Michigan
WWMT-TV: 5/22/21: Michigan EMS providers sounding the alarm on the lack of funding
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