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Portage council hears rising ambulance calls, billing and staffing update from fire chief
Summary
Fire Chief Troy told the Portage City Common Council that ambulance calls have increased to about 380 year-to-date, nearly nine runs per day, and outlined collection and staffing status as the city transitions EMS service.
The Portage City Common Council on Jan. 23 was briefed by Fire Chief Troy on emergency medical service activity, staffing and billing after the city changed ambulance providers.
Chief Troy told the council the department has handled about 380 calls so far this year and is “running just short of 9 a day,” up from about six or seven per day under the previous provider, Aspirus. He said crews have been busy and the department has conducted multiple debriefings after difficult calls: “We've had 380 calls so far. It's a little bit more than we had talked about.”
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