Furloughed Vail Ski Patrollers Train to Help Local Paramedics
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Vail Ski Patrol is taking its considerable talents off the mountain. Vail Resorts photo.
More than twenty furloughed members of Vail Ski Patrol are in training to assist their local emergency medical services in the face of an expected surge of COVID-19 cases, according to Colorado Public Radio. While the region's ambulances are currently responding to less than half of their normal calls, according to CPR's interview with the chief executive of Eagle County Paramedic Services, healthcare providers are preparing for an influx of patients with respiratory issues related to the virus.
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Once finished with training, ECPS expects to deploy the patrollers alongside regular staff in ambulances, potentially allowing the organization to activate six reserve vehicles. With healthcare personnel facing frequent exposure to the virus, the added staff is an important part of ECPS' preemptive contingency plan to keep the service running.
We'd like to offer a big "Thank you" to the Vail Ski Patrollers, healthcare providers, and to everyone else rising to the many challenges raised by this global pandemic.
