Letter to the Editor – The Crisis in Volunteerism: a Rural EMS Emergency

Letter to the Editor – The crisis in volunteerism: a rural EMS emergency

Rural communities like New Rockford are struggling with a growing and urgent crisis: the decline of volunteerism in Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Once the backbone of pre-hospital care in small towns, volunteer EMS agencies are now struggling to recruit and retain members. The consequences are severe, often resulting in longer response times, fewer available services and increased burdens on...

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