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City updates RightCare, Medic‑1 and blood‑transfusion pilot as part of public‑safety portfolio
Summary
Officials briefed the Public Safety Committee on behavioral‑health response teams (RightCare), Medic‑1 pilot paramedic teams, ambulance fleet maintenance and a planned blood transfusion pilot to support prehospital hemorrhage care.
City emergency‑response leaders provided several briefings to the Public Safety Committee on Jan. 14 covering behavioral‑health co‑response teams (RightCare), Medic‑1 mobile paramedic units, DFR fleet maintenance and a planned prehospital blood pilot.
RightCare and co‑response teams: City staff reported RightCare is operating 18 teams 24 hours a day and is responding to roughly 55–60% of eligible calls for which a RightCare response is appropriate. RightCare teams include police, fire and a Parkland social‑work component and also deploy two evening roving teams to supplement patrol‑assigned teams. Council members asked whether funding is sufficient; staff said current funding supports…
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