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Join us at #FDIC2024 for a screening of the award-winning documentary, “Honorable but Broken”, on Wednesday, April 17, 6:00 PM ET, with a panel discussion to follow. “Honorable but Broken” is a gritty tribute to the EMS professionals who come to our aid in our worst moments. Although they respond to all medical emergencies and provide a myriad of other transport services, from nursing homes to hospitals, for example, EMS are only reimbursed if they transport patients to a hospital. They are underpaid, underappreciated and largely non-unionized. Coupled with tremendous physical and psychological trauma inherent to the job, poverty wages have triggered a crippling workforce shortage. This, in turn, affects treatment and could have life or death consequences for patients. “Honorable but Broken” has won several film festival awards, was screened in Congress in November 2023 and is being used as an advocacy tool for EMS agencies and organizations across the country seeking to educate their state legislators. LEARN MORE: https://lnkd.in/edrVkdwg

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