As the calls for help hit record levels, the union representing Boston EMS paramedics and EMTs says it is struggling to fill enough ambulances to serve the city. 'We are at a breaking point right now, our staffing levels are at the lowest I've ever seen.'
On a chilly Monday evening, Boston EMS ambulance after ambulance arrived at the Boston Medical Center with its lights and sirens blaring. As the calls for help hit record levels, the union representing Boston EMS paramedics and EMTs says it is struggling to fill enough ambulances to serve the city.
Boston EMS paramedics and EMTs have been working for nearly 18 months without a contract with the city, and the union says the current starting pay of $22/hour is not enough to fill open positions. During the day, Boston EMS runs 26 ambulances across the city, according to the union, and that number drops to 16 at night.Sign up for NECN newsletters.
"We are averaging up to seven or eight minutes to get an ambulance to that, and that one minute could actually make the difference in somebody's life" he said.
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