EMS Workforce Challenges Survey
What do you feel is the biggest challenge to EMS recruitment?
What do you feel is the biggest barrier to EMS enrollment (what keeps people from taking EMS courses)?
What do you feel is the reason people stay in EMS?
What do you feel is the reason people leave EMS for other professions?
Thinking of your own EMS training, which of the following were concerns you had? [check all that apply]
Please rate the following concepts that IDHS is considering in terms of how you believe it would benefit EMS. (1=No or questionable benefit. 2=Some benefit. 3=High benefit).
Reimbursement programs to training institutions that produce successful candidates.
Reimbursement programs to EMS employers that provide EMS education free of charge for new hires.
EMS training equipment or equipment for EMS provider organizations that enhances the workforce is a permissible usage. What equipment considerations do you believe would benefit the workforce, either training or otherwise?
What basic suggestions do you have for consideration on how to apply funding to improve the EMS workforce in terms of EMS readiness?