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SFFD EMS reports hospital delays and December drop in ED ROSC; community paramedics report 71% drop in top high users
Summary
Assistant Deputy Chief Tony Malloy and Community Paramedicine staff briefed the Fire Commission on Jan. 8 about ambulance off‑load delays, a December decline in ED ROSC, and a Community Paramedicine program that reduced top high users by more than 70% in November.
Assistant Deputy Chief Tony Malloy and Community Paramedicine staff briefed the Fire Commission on Jan. 8 about EMS system pressures and program results.
Malloy said the department is working with the county LEMSA and hospitals to reduce ambulance off‑load delays. "We have ambulances delayed at the hospital for over 2 hours on some occasions," he told the commission, and said the delay problem is being addressed at county and state levels as well as in local hospital meetings. He added that call volumes…
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