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La. panel to monitor ambulance services

By Robbie Evans
The News Star

MONROE, La. — The Ouachita Council of Governments expects to have a committee in charge of monitoring emergency ambulance services in place within a month.

At its regular meeting Monday, OCOG approved the appointment of the final member of the five-member advisory board. OCOG officials plan to meet with the board members as well as American Medical Response representatives in August to begin monitoring AMR’s compliance with a new parishwide emergency ambulance provider ordinance.

OCOG appointed Dr. Louis Crook of St. Francis Medical Center to serve as the board’s local hospital emergency room physician member.

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