Two obstacles causing 911 call response times to climb are wait times at hospitals and inappropriate 911 calls. California Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez has introduced two bills he hopes will alleviate those issues.
Over the last three months, FOX 11 has been in contact with several LAFD paramedics, who say ambulance response times are going up, in some cases costing people their lives.
California Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez said he's introduced two bills he thinks will alleviate both of those issues. At times, several ambulances can be found waiting at local hospitals. Ambulances are not allowed to leave until the patient they've transported has been admitted to the emergency room. Paramedics can lose hours waiting for that patient to be taken in., which would require the California Emergency Medical Services Authority to take action to address the wait times. Rodriguez said the goal is to get the patient off the ambulance gurney in 20 minutes.
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