EMS workers preparing for COVID-19 spike EMS and front line workers bracing for an uptick in COVID-19 cases (Source: none) By Region 8 Newsdesk | January 5, 2021 at 10:31 PM CST - Updated January 6 at 6:39 AM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - EMS and frontline workers across the state are preparing for a spike in COVID-19 cases after the holidays.
According to content partner KARK, a medical transportation company had to relocate patients out of state to even out beds.
CEO of ProMed Ambulance and Governor of Affairs Chairman for the Arkansas Ambulance Association Ken Kelley said they’ve even transported patients from Jonesboro to St. Louis, from El Dorado to Houston, and Lake Village to Jackson, Mississippi.