The switch comes as part of an overhaul to the county’s EMS system. Public records show ambulance responses have fallen short of county benchmarks.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon — Washington County is moving to replace its 911 emergency medical transport provider, ditching Metro West Ambulance for American Medical Response, known as AMR.
The change is part of an ongoing effort to overhaul and modernize the county’s emergency medical system, but it also comes after public records showed ambulance service wasn’t meeting county benchmarks.
The county’s EMS alliance of local emergency leaders recommended last year that the county end its existing operating agreement with Metro West
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