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County allocates hospital-lease funds for EMS vehicles and local grants after AMR notice
Summary
Commissioners approved use of hospital lease funds to help county and municipal fire departments obtain EMS vehicles, equipment and hire EMTs as AMR's 120-day notice pressures local EMS capacity.
Doña Ana County commissioners on June 10 approved a resolution to allocate hospital lease funds to boost local emergency medical services capacity in response to a 120-day termination notice from AMR (American Medical Response) to the City of Las Cruces.
Assistant County Manager Steven Lopez told the board that AMR issued 120 days' notice to the city, and county staff proposed a targeted allocation from the county’s hospital lease fund to build countywide capacity for fire-based…
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