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Tompkins County council recommends funding for expanded rapid medical response program
Summary
The Tompkins County Council of Governments voted to recommend that the Tompkins County Legislature adopt and fund an expanded rapid medical response (RMR) program for 2026 to relieve stretched ambulance capacity and shorten response times.
The Tompkins County Council of Governments voted to recommend that the Tompkins County Legislature adopt and fund an expanded rapid medical response (RMR) program for 2026 to relieve stretched ambulance capacity and shorten response times.
The resolution, advanced by the Council’s emergency preparedness subcommittee, asked the county to include start-up or seed funding in the 2026 budget so the program could be implemented without waiting an additional year. After debate the Council removed language that had asked the county to immediately apply for a municipal certificate of need; the resolution otherwise passed.
Why it matters: Several municipalities told the Council that volunteer and municipal ambulance…
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