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City audit shows wasteful ambulance, hospital response times

Members of the EMS board of directors said it found instances where response times were inaccurately reported

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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Lake County leaders are upset about what an audit found wrong with the Emergency Medical Services operation Wednesday.

Officials want ambulance response times to speed up and they also identified areas where tax money is being wasted on some emergency calls.

Seconds count in the ambulance business. For Lake CountyEmergency Services, it may be a second or two too many. “I think we need to get on this right away. I find this very troubling,” Lake County Commissioner Leslie Campione said.

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