BETHLEHEM, Israel -- Chad Grabousky, Global Medical Transportation Services' first ever Deaf EMT, sits in the back of an ambulance last week at the company's Bethlehem headquarters.
Global Medical Transportation Services Ambulance Capt. Don Burslem didn’t know what to think when the person on the other line told him he was on the phone with a Deaf person.
How could he hire a Deaf emergency medical technician for the Bethlehem-based ambulance company? EMTs need to communicate with their patients, with their partners, with hospital officials over the radio.
But Burslem decided to take a chance on hiring Chad Grabousky, and more than two months later, he’s very glad he did.
“His patients love him, our staff loves him, and he actually does a wonderful job in back of the ambulance, better than some of my hearing staff,” Burslem said.
Grabousky, 22, is glad Burslem took a chance with him. He became a state-certified EMT almost four years ago but has struggled to find paid work. He lives more than an hour north of Bethlehem in Lackawanna County but had little luck finding work up there... Read The Full Story.
