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Yankton County Ambulance Service Looking for Help

Yankton County Ambulance Service Looking for Help

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The worker shortage has caught up with the Yankton County Ambulance Service.
Senior Paramedic Troy Cowman updated the county commission on their situation this week….https://on.soundcloud.com/EtaeP

Cowman says there have been times they were only able to staff one ambulance…..https://on.soundcloud.com/5QVLe

Cowman says they will need to increase their budget to handle the new hires…..https://on.soundcloud.com/Vfmnh

The commission unanimously approved expanding the budget for the new employees.

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