Ambulance drivers prefer taxis during the summer season

About it said Minister of Health of the Kaliningrad Region Sergey Dmitriev, when he spoke about the shortage of personnel in the emergency medical service.

“There is definitely a shortage, — the official admitted. — It's especially noticeable in the summer, when some drivers switch to other taxi jobs. It's seasonal."

These words surprised the governor. Alexey BesprozvannykhHe promised to visit the regional emergency care center soon and figure out “what the problem is.”

The problem, meanwhile, has long been known: for several years now, ambulance workers in various regions of Russia have been complaining about low wages and outdated equipment. For example, at the end of last year, due to low wages, a mass quit Ambulance drivers in the Sholokhovsky district Rostov regionThere are also protests over low driver salaries. flared up в Altai Krai, Volgograd, Irkutsk и Chelyabinsk regions.

В Tyumen as a result of optimization by ambulance drivers started working paramedics.

Against this backdrop, the Kaliningrad region doesn't seem so bad: drivers aren't quitting their jobs, but rather taking time off to earn extra money.

By the way, it's not only ambulance workers who earn extra money as taxi drivers in Russia. NotMoscow She said that in her free time from duty she drives sit down even air traffic controllers - to earn money for rent and food.