Cleveland EMS

Cleveland will now pay incoming EMS staff with at least one year of experience $27.59 per hour – a nearly $12 increase from the current rate.

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Earlier this summer, rates rose from between $350 and $500 to between $750 and $1300.

That’s because the city requires that all ambulance transports end at an emergency room.

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