After months of review, county leaders are escalating the standoff with ambulance provider AMR over late responses to emergency calls. AMR says it’s not that simple.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County is fining ambulance provider AMR $513,650 for late ambulance responses during the month of August, escalating a standoff over poor 911 response times in which both parties have blamed each other.
County leaders reviewed AMR’s performance in August, finding that American Medical Response ambulance crews were often late in responding to emergencies, triggering penalties as outlined in the county’s contract with AMR.
AMR and Multnomah County have sparred over ambulance response struggles for
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