CA Emergency Medical System Recovering After ‘Insane’ Period
In another sign that COVID-19 is declining, Kern County Public Health Services has returned it’s EMS System Surge Plan to the lowest of four tiers due to improvement in 911 call volume, increased ambulance availability. by JSam Morgen, The Bakersfield Californian / March 3, 2021 AP
(TNS) - Mar. 2 Emergency medical services workers may finally get to breathe a sigh of relief after Kern County s emergency medical services system finally hit levels not seen since the early part of the coronavirus winter surge.
In another sign that COVID-19 is declining, Kern County Public Health Services has returned the county s EMS System Surge Plan to the lowest of four tiers due to improvement in 911 call volume, increased ambulance availability, lower offload times and percentage of staff impacted by COVID-19.
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Even with latest federal stimulus, experts say more is needed to keep local businesses afloat [The Bakersfield Californian]
Jan. 1 A new fiscal stimulus bill signed into law Dec. 27 will provide much-needed relief to Kern County businesses, which have been struggling to survive over the last few months. Still, the economic toll caused by the coronavirus pandemic has left many employers in difficult positions, and economic experts say more funding will be needed before widespread vaccinations become available.
“There’s a huge spectrum of individual situations that is really, really, difficult to try to lump into one category, but it’s a broad spectrum across the board,” said Kelly Bearden, director of the Cal State Bakersfield Small Business Development Center. “As far as a devastating impact on businesses in general, I would say it’s the worst that’s happened, at least in my lifetime.”
Dec. 23—A settlement agreement between the California Department of Justice and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office was met with mixed reactions the day after its announcement.
The agreement requires KCSO to enact an extensive list of reforms over the next five years aimed at ensuring the d
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