Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: on Nostr: "Volunteers like VanCoughnett — older adults with flexible jobs and free time — ...

"Volunteers like VanCoughnett — older adults with flexible jobs and free time — are the lifeblood of rural ambulance corps. As his generation of volunteers retires, rescue squads find that few young people are willing to take their place.

The result is a staffing crisis that imperils ambulance corps across the country."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/nyregion/ambulance-corps-volunteers.html

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