Spiking ambulance response times spur calls for real-time tracking

An ambulance in New York City now takes an average of 13 minutes to reach someone in life-threatening distress.

Ambulance Response Times Soar in New York: ‘This Is Unacceptable’

A City Council hearing focused on why ambulances are taking far longer to respond than a decade earlier, with fewer hospitals ...

Ambulance response times in NYC before city council: "A huge crisis in EMS," union says

Lawmakers on Tuesday heard from FDNY members, health officials and residents regarding concerns over ambulance response times ...

Hospital EMS requests changes to ambulance ordinance

Decatur Morgan Hospital officials asked Tuesday for changes to Decatur's ambulance ordinance that would give the hospital ...

Multnomah County advances plan that would extend East County ambulance response standards to 15 minutes

A new ambulance plan would allow up to 15 minutes for life-threatening responses in Fairview, Wood Village and Troutdale, up from 8 minutes.
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Seattle council questions fire officials about 911 nurse line, AI use

The Seattle Fire Department may seek more accountability from its ambulance contractor after being questioned by the City Council about using an out-of-state nurse line and an artificial intelligence ...