Fire Chief Colin Stowell says fundamental changes are necessary to cut ambulance response times, and plans to shift the city to an alliance model used in the Bay Area.
Fire chief says new study will help determine whether public or private is long-term answer.
Stowell said revenues generated under the new model would be reinvested into the city emergency medical system to improve service. When Falck took over ambulance service for the city, it promised 1,008 hours per day of coverage, but during most months it has been providing roughly 930 to 960 hours per day. That’s more than the 840 hours per day provided by the city’s last provider, American Medical Response, before it was replaced by Falck.
Stowell estimated it would take three to four months to implement the alliance model after he concludes negotiations on the new model with Falck.
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