My understanding from her is she feels if they just had the proper amount of medics, the ER waiting thing wouldn't be that big of a deal. But even ignoring the hospital intake problem, even still, EMS is just so understaffed, and the amount of OT is insane. Most medics are working at least 6 day weeks, and I barely see her because it's at the point where if she doesn't pick up an OT shift, then it just gets left unfilled and that's another truck that doesn't even go out. And that's how they all feel, obligated to pick up these extra shifts because they just don't have the people to fill a schedule. As you can imagine it's leading to a lot of burnout. A lot of her co-workers have quit and moved away. The medic she was partnered with when she started and really learned from when she was new, killed himself last year. The system is at a breaking point, and the Government is doing just enough to say they're trying.
Pretty frustrating overall
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