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Council discusses EMS contract and hears University Hospital interim president on response improvements
Summary
Council members raised questions about an emergency medical services (EMS) contract with University Hospital and sought information about response times and potential inclusion of other ambulance providers; University Hospital’s interim president said response times have improved and invited further discussion and site visits.
Council members questioned a municipal contract to provide emergency medical services and heard a presentation from Dr. Baston (interim president and CEO of University Hospital) about EMS response improvements and the hospital’s community work.
Councilman Ramos asked whether the current EMS contract was awarded through a competitive process and whether the city was exploring including multiple ambulance providers to improve response times. Business Administrator Eric Pennington said the contract in…
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