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EMS Core reports 88% success rate and a 44% year-over-year service increase
Summary
EMS Core told the advisory board it transitioned 585 of 668 encountered patients (88% success rate), recorded 46 relapses, and saw appointments rise from 1,249 in 2024 to 2,860 in 2025. Staff said overdoses taken to EMS have declined overall, but meth-related incidents and contaminated supplies are an ongoing concern.
An EMS Core representative told the Escambia County Opioid Abatement Advisory Board that the program has transitioned 585 of 668 patients it encountered — an 88% success rate — and recorded 46 relapses.
"To date, we have transitioned 585 patients out of the 668 that we've encountered. We still maintain an 88 percent success rate, with only 46 relapses," the EMS Core…
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