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AMR and paramedics point to burnout as an exacerbating factor in the ongoing ambulance response crisis. AMR Vice President Randy Lauer told KGW that AMR can only staff about 32 of the 50 shifts it needs to adequately fill a day.
Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/multnomah-county-ambulance-amr-paramedic-staffing-shortage-crisis-response-times/283-43d0f6eb-927e-4252-a329-aa69ac05335a
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