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Caldwell County approves non-emergency ambulance franchise for Surge Medical Transport
Summary
The Caldwell County Board of Commissioners approved a franchise allowing Surge Non Emergency Medical Transport to provide non-emergency stretcher ambulance service aimed at reducing long-distance noncritical calls for the county ambulance service.
The Caldwell County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 23 approved a franchise agreement allowing Surge Non Emergency Medical Transport to operate stretcher-capable, non-emergency ambulance runs in the county.
Staff and applicants said the franchise is required under state law for any vehicle that carries a stretcher and that Surge’s service would free county paramedic-level ambulances to focus on emergency calls. "North Carolina does not have something referred to as a stretcher van, so anything that hauls a stretcher must be…
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