American Medical Response
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After a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed hundreds and injured tens of thousands in Ecuador, a former AMR medic was “Called to Care” for the injured and worried well
AMR medics in Grand Rapids were injured when the suspect crashed into their rig after an earlier police pursuit
Edmond city officials ended their partnership with EMSA and unanimously selected AMR
Multanomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson said the county must take action over AMR’s below-standard response times
City officials moved to reduce financial risk for providers, reduce incentives and improve response times
CAD upgrade in Owensboro eliminates previous extra steps and sends call information directly to ambulance service
Clark County officials changed the map and awarded Community Ambulance territory from its competitors based on response time benchmarks
City officials released new financial projections and possible spending to improve response times
AMR begins a new dispatching protocol in Clark County to deal with a paramedic shortage
Members of Teamsters Local 690 in Spokane County have reached a tentative agreement with Global Medical Response
The Ventura County Fire Department is adding four ambulances for use when AMR response time is at least 10 minutes
Union members in Spokane County are voting to strike if an agreement with AMR is not reached
Falck averaged 879 ambulance hours per day in June, closer to the goal of 900 hours since taking over in November 2021
A second lawsuit in San Mateo County has led to additional allegations of sexual assault and a culture of drug and alcohol use
Fire Chief John Alston told the AMR graduates, “You are joining a noble profession,” and said that firefighters “work hand-to-hand with AMR”
Santa Barbara County supervisors will allow competitive bidding for 3 county-wide, non-exclusive contracts
AMR in Multnomah County says no ambulances were available for about 10% of 911 calls in the first 5 months of 2023
Sonoma County officials say AMR ambulances have been too slow and have failed to pay response time penalties
AMR puts split staffing before Multnomah County for better response times
Clark County officials say AMR and MedicWest have failed in the first quarter of 2023 despite having a reduced response area
Sonoma County officials have ended AMR’s 30 years of service by awarding contract to fire district
Operation in Akron is shuttered after AMR and city officials could not agree on future service
Sonoma Life Support claims a review committee member had ties to a nonprofit that received $10K from a rival ambulance company
Kelly Hunter has worked for AMR for over 25 years and is unsure what he will do with his winnings
AMR was at “level zero” while firefighters were treating the victim for nearly 30 minutes
Advanced Life Systems had protested Yakima County’s choicec citing AMR’s problems in other communities
Advance Life Systems is protesting the Yakima County commissioners’ selection of AMR
Among AMR’s complaints against the Sonoma County Fire District is that the district lowered the transport cost by paying EMS employees less
Syracuse providers also can transport patients to urgent care centers to ease hospital ED overcrowding
Miguel Nieblas Ontiveros faces charges stemming from a 2022 transport of a 76-year-old fall victim
Falck is required to keep providing the average number of ALS ambulance hours or face fines
