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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – It’s a common theme for Emergency Medical Services nationwide; there’s a critical shortage.

Jamestown Ambulance has been affected by the EMS shortage as well, but has created a unique opportunity to have some new staff in less than a month.

The Ringdahl EMT Academy is a proposed “bootcamp” that will take an original three month course and condense it into 18 days, including testing while providing full-time benefits of an EMT.

Operations Manager Andrew Berkey says they provide three month courses through their Jamestown EMS Education program.

Berkey says they’re testing the academy in Jamestown, Lisbon, and Casselton. While normal EMT classes cost around $1200 for training materials and more, the academy will be paying people while they educate themselves.

As the job market continues to remain strained across the board, Berkey says this goes double for the healthcare industry.

For more information on the EMT Academy, you can contact Jamestown Area Ambulance at (701) 251-2273 or like their Facebook page for further updates.

Listen to a full Let’s Talk About It with Andrew Berkey below: