Private-Public Dispute
Separating community health care and 911 response will help distinguish EMS as first responders
The discussion of private versus public ambulance services is often met with animosity; here’s a no-fuss breakdown of the two
Opposition to raising assessments, reimbursements or funds for EMS have the potential to doom any EMS organization
TLC Emergency Medical Services is requesting an independent expert analyze the city’s plan to start their own ambulance service for viability
The Decatur Ambulance Regulatory Board meeting Tuesday included lawsuit threats, complaints and a dispute over a heart monitor battery
Mobile Medical Response officials disputed claims by Traverse City firefighters that service has worsened
Monroe County Clerk Donald Evans said STAT EMS’s intention is not to take 911 calls away from the Peterstown Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad
The owner of First Response Ambulance Service says the company will not buy new ambulances unless fines and penalties that could put it out of business are changed
First Response Ambulance Service criticized the city of Decatur’s penalty system of points and fines, adding that its response time requirements are higher than the national standard
Cypress Creek EMS officials say the suit is meant to stop Harris County Emergency Service District No. 1 from defunding the ambulance service before its contract ends
First Response Ambulance Service and Decatur city councilmembers still disagree on the issue of a performance bond and the penalty structure of the city’s new ambulance ordinance
Emergency Medical Services Authority filed a $16 million lawsuit against American Medical Response in September
First Response Ambulance Service said no financial institution will issue the bond, which is a new requirement for ambulance service in the city of Decatur
The expansion of the Mesa Fire and Medical Department’s ambulance fleet and upcoming expiration of a contract with AMR has revived talks of a possible shift to public EMS
A letter from AMR protesting the city’s plans to change ambulance services alleged a conflict of interest after AMR fired the chief’s son
The mayor of Cordell is facing backlash after firing EMS Director and Assistant Fire Chief Devin Humphrey, who spoke out against privatizing the city’s ambulance service
Jack Stout’s innovations changed the way people thought about EMS
One city commissioner says he wants “backup” for the city’s current ambulance service, but the service says bringing in new companies would be “disruptive”
One Uhrichsville councilman and a councilman from another city went door-to-door hoping to force the city to reconsider the switch
A dispute over self-reported response times in one corner of the state highlights ongoing efforts to establish an objective process
A tie-breaker was needed to finalize the vote to cancel the city’s contract with a private ambulance service
Decatur Councilman Charles Kirby has long claimed that the city’s fire department is trying to take over ambulance services by eliminating the competition
The Osage county dispatch center and ambulance district have taken to social media to hash out a dispute about profit margins, training and response times
The ordinance would charge First Response with fees for elevated response times, and situate the agency as being overseen by the city fire department
Hatzolah’s goal is to be able to transport patients and respond to calls using lights and sirens, but this has been opposed by LAFD and its firefighters’ union
The plan would have assigned ambulance transport to the fire department for patients with serious injuries and to an unspecified private company for non-life-threatening cases
The community said they do not want the district to subcontract with a private ambulance company
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson comment on the week’s news concluding that it’s impossible to really have a safe scene
The county manager determined that any potential cost savings would be offset by the drop in the level of both fire and EMS service to the county
