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Looking at the story & the admin staff there, coupled with the comp issues they have, I have to wonder - is a physician really the right kind of person to helm your service?The director of New Orleans Emergency Medical Services is resigning after more than three years at its helm, a spokesperson said November 19, 2021.
Dr. Emily Nichols, 43, informed her corps of paramedics she is departing an agency that has been beset by staffing shortages exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Spokesperson Jonathan Fourcade said the agency intended to announce her resignation Monday. He said her departure is expected in the next few weeks.
Details about why Nichols is leaving, and her future plans, weren't immediately available. Fourcade said Nichols wasn't forced out.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell appointed Nichols as director in May 2018. She completed her undergraduate studies at Princeton University and graduated from New York City's Yeshiva University medical school in 2002, and she served a residency at hospitals in Brooklyn and Philadelphia. She later worked as an emergency room physician at Ochsner Health System in the New Orleans area, specializing in pediatric care.