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Commissioner urges action after 35-minute ambulance delay; town says Red Springs Rescue remains in town building but lacks EMS transport capacity
Summary
Commissioner Patterson recounted a family stroke and a 35-minute ambulance response, urging the board to revisit ambulance service; staff said Red Springs Rescue still occupies the town building but currently does not provide primary EMS transport and the town will revisit the arrangement during next year's budget talks.
Commissioner Patterson told the board his father recently suffered a major stroke and that an ambulance arrival of about 35 minutes highlighted the need to reconsider local ambulance and EMS coverage.
"Time is of the essence," Patterson said, urging the board to "revisit this thing" and to explore options to improve rescue and ambulance response for town residents. He said…
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