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Residents and officials raise concerns about ambulance waits; commissioners say municipalities control EMS response agreements
Summary
Public commenters reported long ambulance response times, including a case of a 25‑minute wait. County officials said municipalities determine primary EMS providers through local agreements and urged local leaders to engage on response coverage.
Residents and officials raised concerns about ambulance response times during public comment at the Beaver County commissioners’ work session on Wednesday, with one speaker saying a woman waited 25 minutes for an ambulance and later died.
Becky Gallagher told commissioners she had heard multiple reports of delayed ambulance response, including a child and other adults who did not receive help quickly enough. “There was a woman who waited 25 minutes for an ambulance…she passed away before…
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