Broadwater County is facing a shortage of emergency medical technicians, but the Broadwater Community Health Foundation is working to address that.

The foundation recently donated $9,000 to train six new EMTs at Billings Clinic-Broadwater.

EMTs provide what can be a life-saving servicethey are the ones who provide emergency medical care and help transport patients to the hospital.

Right now, Billings Clinic-Broadwater has 12 EMTs, and hospital officials say adding six more will benefit the county.

When it comes to nights and having even a second EMT on to be able to drive or respond to a 911 can be challenging, said Billings Clinic-Broadwater CEO Justin Tiffany. And so getting more folks trained will be very valuable for us.

The new EMTs will start training in January, and they will l

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