'We could fix this': Multnomah County's 2-paramedic requirement and the clash over 911 solutions

Multnomah County and EMS provider AMR disagree over how to solve the county’s lagging 911 response times. Are speed and medical care at odds? What’s the solution?

PORTLAND, Ore. — Shelby Petersen, a paramedic for American Medical Response in Multnomah County, specifically sought out a job working on ambulances in Portland.

Unlike most places in Oregon, Multnomah County requires ambulances to be staffed by two highly-trained paramedics.

“That’s why I came here, that’s why I want to work here,” Petersen said. “It’s what brought me to this county and it’s something that I would be very upset to see go.”

In an

→ Continue reading at KGW TV

Related articles

Comments

Share article

Latest articles