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Rural emergency medicine is struggling to reach the far corners of Minnesota Minnesota Now
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On Thursday afternoon, Gov. Tim Walz will be in Hoyt Lakes to sign into law one of the bills that passed in the final days of the legislative session.
It sends $30 million to Emergency Medical Services in the state. Twenty-four million dollars will go to short-term aid for rural EMS providers, who say they are struggling to meet the needs of large geographical areas with thin staffing levels and budgets.
The other $6 million sets up pilot programs meant to cut down wait times in three counties: Grant, St. Louis and Otter Tail.
The money is about a quarter of what EMS advocates and some greater Minnesota lawmakers asked for. Becca Huebsch is director of EMS and Emergency Preparedness at Perham Health in Otter Tail County. She joined Minnesota Now with perspective on the issue.
On Thursday afternoon, Gov. Tim Walz will be in Hoyt Lakes to sign into law one of the bills that passed in the final days of the legislative session.
It sends $30 million to Emergency Medical Services in the state. Twenty-four million dollars will go to short-term aid for rural EMS providers, who say they are struggling to meet the needs of large geographical areas with thin staffing levels and budgets.
The other $6 million sets up pilot programs meant to cut down wait times in three counties: Grant, St. Louis and Otter Tail.
The money is about a quarter of what EMS advocates and some greater Minnesota lawmakers asked for. Becca Huebsch is director of EMS and Emergency Preparedness at Perham Health in Otter Tail County. She joined Minnesota Now with perspective on the issue.
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