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Dare County, ECU Health continue talks over ambulance transports and shared costs
Summary
County staff said talks are underway with ECU Health about hospital transports; options include hospital-funded transport unit(s), shared surge truck arrangements, or the hospital procuring its own transport resources.
Dare County leaders said on July 4 they are close to an agreement with ECU Health to ease strain created by a rising number of non-emergency patient transports that have reduced the county’s 911 response capacity.
County Manager told the board that long-running communication frictions between ambulance crews and local emergency departments have largely been resolved, but the county remains concerned about the operational impact of frequent long-distance transports. Historically the county provided many interfacility or patient transports—often to Greenville or Norfolk—by pulling…
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