LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- EMTs and paramedics across Kentucky are leaving their jobs in droves and say pay is a big part of that.
The turnover rate was about 15% for EMS personnel last year, LEX18 reports.
According to the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, the average EMT salary in the Bluegrass state is under $38,000 a year.
State Rep. Mark Hart, R-District 78, is pushing to create a fund that would provide an annual training payment of about $5,000.
"Our EMTs and our paramedics, they're health care professionals, they're not just a taxi driver, so to speak, they're not just there for transport," Hart said.
Hart said several programs are in the works to increase the number of paramedics. But it could take two years for the state to see modest results.
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