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Multnomah County commissioners heard complaints from EMS leaders about inadequate training, unmet response time goals, and ...
One year after AMR was cleared to change how it staffs its ambulances, signs show it may have had consequences for patient ...
The county commission heard testimony on a pilot project allowing AMR to dispatch hybrid teams of one paramedic and one EMT ...
American Medical Response, Multnomah County's ambulance provider, is still missing a key response time goal despite staffing changes.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - Over a year into a temporary change in ambulance staffing, response times in Multnomah County ...
The agreement requires AMR to hit 9-minute arrival targets on 90% of calls and share staffing data with Syracuse officials ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Under a temporary change to staffing policy, ambulance response times in Multnomah County have made steady improvements in response times. The county normally requires AMR to ...
Multnomah County's contracted ambulance provider has reduced "Level Zero" calls but still isn't hitting the response times it agreed on with the county.
HANALEI (Island News) – American Medical Response has opened its first ambulance station in Hanalei to improve emergency response times for residents and tourists. The 24/7 facility includes an ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Shawnee County Commission heard an update on ambulance response times at their meeting on May 8. Emergency management officials were in attendance, including Shawnee County ...
Ambulance company AMR is bringing in staff from more than 7,000 miles across the Pacific to shore up ambulance service in Portland. The company announced this week it is securing visas to bring ...
Remember Ricky Rucker, the Southeast Roanoke resident who got charged nearly $5,000 for a routine ambulance ride in September? The distance was 7 miles. At the time, Rucker was not on life-support, or ...