“We’re covering down on calls that normally we wouldn’t have.” “Those are some of the companies that would usually come in and help our neighboring communities, but they’re having a hard time,” McNamee said. McNamee said commercial EMS providers would typically serve certain pockets of the county, but cannot assist as much, nor as quickly, as before due to their own staffing shortages. Today, mutual aid requests make up for well over 20% of the squad’s calls. McNamee said that until the pandemic hit, about six percent of the squad’s calls were mutual aid in another service area. The New Paltz squad is different from many others in neighboring communities because it has some paid staff and receives some municipal funding. “The whole of the entire Hudson Valley system is under stress,” McNamee said. “The whole of the entire Hudson Valley system is under stress,” McNamee saidīecause of low funding levels and staff shortages, the New Paltz Rescue Squad has become more of a regional service than one just meant for the New Paltz area.Īssistant Chief Rich McNamee said Monday that other nonprofit and commercial EMS providers no longer have the staff and resources to respond quickly in rural communities.New Paltz Rescue Squad Assistant Chief Rich McNamee said Monday that other nonprofit and commercial EMS providers no longer have the staff and resources to respond quickly in rural communities.The group, which includes elected officials, EMS industry experts and EMS personnel, will review the current system and develop solutions to improve services in rural communities.The EMS task force, formed by County Executive Pat Ryan, met for the first time Monday evening.
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