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Fire department reports shorter hospital handoff times, outlines community paramedicine work
Summary
EMS leaders told the commission that reported ambulance at‑hospital (APOD) delays have fallen from earlier 2025 peaks, returning hours of ambulance availability to service; community paramedicine teams continue alternate‑destination referrals and outreach, while the department tracks 51.50 and casework volumes.
Assistant Deputy Chief Tony Malloy and Assistant Deputy Chief April Sloan briefed the Fire Commission on Sept. and Sept. reporting trends for EMS and Community Paramedicine during the Oct. 8 meeting.
Malloy said emergency medical services has seen reduced time at hospitals (APOD) compared with earlier 2025 levels. He described technical reporting changes and coordination with hospitals and state reporting systems designed to better align recorded APOD times with actual transfer times; the department said reductions have freed an estimated five hours a day of ambulance availability compared with last year. “We expect in the next month or two that those numbers are…
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