Private-Public Dispute
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson comment on the week’s news concluding that it’s impossible to really have a safe scene
Don’t hold your breath that private EMS handling less emergent calls will resolve the underlying problems at DC Fire and EMS
It will be a public relations nightmare if assertions that response times have gone prove to be true
The community said they do not want the district to subcontract with a private ambulance company
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
The transition to a private EMS agency angered residents and officials who said the proposal was “clearly stuffed down the citizens’ throats” without public input
County officials propose handing the service over to Greenville Health System in an effort to save nearly $2 million
The former EMS chief is accused of mishandling money, and the financially struggling county is negotiating a contract with a private ambulance service
Critics say the fire department’s rescue squad is not needed on calls also being responded to by a private ambulance service
City officials faced with bankruptcy vote to outsource fire services to save $7 to $10 million
Chief William McDonald said a plan initially opposed by AMR and that drew negative media attention was eventually successful thanks to strong communication
City officials want the fire department to add EMS, but a private ambulance company says it would put people out of work without bringing in as much revenue as projected
The local mayor supports paramedic training so that the fire department could provide “backup ambulances” if things ever went wrong the city’s current private service
Firefighters say cutting the city’s ambulance service and switching to a private company will increase response times
They demonstrated outside a city council meeting, saying hiring a private ambulance company is “unsafe and unfair”
Country EMS providers expressed concern over the possible sale of the county’s ambulance service in an effort to privatize
The city voted to eliminate its local ambulance service and contract with a private company amid public opposition
After privatizing ambulance billing was overturned by a in Kansas City petition, the city reworked its plans to keep workers employed while outsourcing additional aid for revenue collection from patients
Opponents lock down signatures to overturn the city’s decision to privatize ambulance billing
If approved it will replace Manoa Fire Co. and Llanerch Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Co., which have provided services for more than a half-century