By EMS1 Staff
WASHINGTON — D.C. Fire and EMS Chief Gregory Dean said AMR’s private ambulances have helped his department efficiently and effectively respond to calls.
In an interview with ABC, Dean said, “We’re not sitting around not having units available to respond on emergency calls. At the end of the day I can tell you, our system has been stabilized.”
Once an ambulance or fire unit arrives on scene and determines a patient is not in a life-threatening condition, an AMR ambulance is called to transport the patient to a hospital. The private ambulances have been implemented into the system since March 28.
The private ambulances have allowed D.C. Fire and EMS more time to train, repair ambulances at a faster rate and prevent ambulance shortages. D.C. has 39 ambulance units; AMR has 30.