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Caldwell County approves ambulance franchise for Surg nonemergency transport
Summary
The Board approved an ambulance franchise for Surg Nonemergency Medical Transport to provide private-pay stretcher (convalescent) ambulance service for nonemergency patient transfers, intended to reduce long-distance nonemergency calls for county EMS.
Caldwell County commissioners on Feb. 23 approved a franchise allowing Surg Nonemergency Medical Transport to operate stretcher ambulance service in the county.
During a public hearing, Trevor Key, who framed the county's licensing requirement, told commissioners that under North Carolina law and county ordinance any vehicle carrying a stretcher must be a licensed ambulance and operate under an EMS provider franchise. Ryan…
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