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Resident urges council to address ambulance coverage after delayed response to mother’s call
Summary
A Columbiana resident told council that ambulance service delays have left his mother waiting more than an hour for transport; council and staff said the issue is under review and encouraged the resident to speak with EMS supervision.
A Columbiana resident told the City Council on Oct. 21 that local emergency medical services have failed to respond to several calls at his family’s home and described a recent medically serious delay in transporting his mother to the hospital.
John Blankenship, who identified his address as 48 Old 14 Road, said his mother lives at 225 French Street and that Columbiana EMS did not respond to four of the calls in the past five years. He told the council that a recent call to Saint Mary’s began about 7:28 p.m.; he later asked hospital staff at about 7:58 p.m. where the ambulance was, called dispatch at 8:10 p.m. and said the ambulance arrived at 8:53 p.m. He said a social-media post indicated there had been 369 calls this year when no…
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