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Council orders workshop on ambulance services after data concerns; RFQ already issued
Summary
Councilors pressed staff for response-time and performance data and directed a workshop on EMS/ambulance services within about 10 days. Staff said the contract with the current provider expires in November and that an RFQ has been posted so other vendors can propose.
Council members raised repeated concerns about the reliability and oversight of ambulance services in Port Arthur during the July 29 meeting and directed city staff to convene a workshop on emergency medical services within approximately 10 days. The request followed multiple council members’ recollections of past service problems and a desire to see city-controlled data on response times and system performance.
Deputy Fire Chief Antonio Mitchell explained the operational relationship between the city’s PSAP (dispatch) and private ambulance providers and said the data the city holds differ from providers’…
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