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Providers face ‘extreme shortage’ of paramedics, EMTs in rural Michigan

Providers face ‘extreme shortage’ of paramedics, EMTs in rural Michigan

by Bridge Michigan | Apr 21, 2026 | Caregiving, Health Equity

Paramedics and EMTs regularly handle the state’s worst medical traumas and receive wages similar to fast-food workers. (Photo via Shutterstock) By Eli Newman Paramedics and emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, face a harsh reality in Michigan — shrinking revenue...
EMS providers battle money, staffing woes in rural Michigan’s ambulance ‘deserts’

EMS providers battle money, staffing woes in rural Michigan’s ambulance ‘deserts’

by Bridge Michigan | Apr 21, 2026 | Caregiving, Health Equity Featured

By Eli Newman   The arrival of an ambulance can make the difference between life and death. And in rural Michigan, there’s lots of real estate to cover, and every second counts. In a state speckled with “ambulance deserts,” from southeast Michigan to the Upper...
Michigan nursing homes have few staff, little training. Misery can follow

Michigan nursing homes have few staff, little training. Misery can follow

by Bridge Michigan | Jan 29, 2026 | Caregiving, Health Equity

   By Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan   Angelic Thomas holds a phone, looking through photos of her mother, Julia Williams. She died in 2023 at Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation of Grandville after staffers failed to give her CPR, inspection reports...
Michigan cities balk at costly 911 calls to understaffed nursing homes

Michigan cities balk at costly 911 calls to understaffed nursing homes

by Bridge Michigan | Jan 7, 2026 | Caregiving

By Robin Erb, Bridge Michigan Some Michigan cities are now charging nursing homes and other long-term care facilities to respond to nonemergency 911 calls made as a result of inadequate staffing at the facilities. “I don’t like the word ‘threat,’ but I guess it kind...
Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes — and no one is coming to help

Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes — and no one is coming to help

by Bridge Michigan | Jan 7, 2026 | Caregiving, Caregiving Featured

By Robin Erb and Simon D. Schuster Bridge Michigan The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, at the SKLD Muskegon nursing home. Her roommate called for help from a nurse.  The response: “Mind your own business.” Using a...
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