By Jaimy Lee
San Diego Business Journal
Copyright 2007 San Diego Business Journal
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Medical Services Enterprise LLC is in the “business of taking care of the public,” and at the urging of its special events manager, the ambulance provider decided to launch a program aimed at better event coverage.
The company purchased four chariots — priced at $4,000 each — from Hollywood-based American Chariot Co. Inc. to enhance its special event staff. At the Sept. 9 San Diego Chargers game, San Diego Medical Services Enterprise used the chariots for the first time as both an ambulatory alternative and complement to its ambulance services.
“We dispatch the chariots at the same time as an ambulance,” said Michael Simonsen, director of public affairs at SDMSE. “They’re more maneuverable than a full-service ambulance. People don’t always move out of the way of an ambulance, so it’s a nice enhancement.”
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