EMS (Emergency Medical Service) services are essential to all communities to provide medical assistance in times of emergencies. However, in the last few years, there has been a dramatic decline in the recruitment and retention of EMS professionals within departments throughout the country. This decline has been seen drastically in rural communities where there are volunteer EMS services offered and overall, less funding to these departments and their members. In this paper, we will provide evidence to support our three main proposals to increase the recruitment and retention of the Rio EMS Department. Increasing the recruitment and retention of the Rio EMS Department is hypothesized to increase the overall morale of the department, the number of calls the department can respond to, and the overall health of the community members.
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