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Canyon commission approves EMS services agreement following 11-month improvement period
Summary
The commission voted to approve an EMS contract with BSA/UT Health East Texas after a presentation describing doubled ambulance coverage, added staff and clinical oversight.
The Canyon City Commission voted to approve a contract for emergency medical services with BSA/UT Health East Texas after staff and hospital representatives described operational improvements over the past 11 months.
John Smith, CEO of UT Health East Texas EMS, told the commission his team increased ambulance staffing and vehicle coverage, moving from a baseline of about two ambulances to routinely staffing four and maintaining three 24-hour trucks plus daytime units and surge capacity. He credited restructured dispatch, added clinical oversight and a full-time medical…
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