Opinion: San Diego City Hall right to consider shake-up of ambulance service given Falck's problems [Opinion]
, or to add another service provider to supplement Falck. AMR remains a large presence in the county with plenty of government and private contracts. The city’s present ambulance service is often unacceptably and dangerously slow, and even Falck officials don’t sound optimistic that they can resolve chronic staffing shortages. As of mid-November, Falck had 109 full-time paramedics — 25 short of the minimum it says it needs — and 162 emergency medical technicians, 32 fewer than minimum.
Despite Falck’s promises to address this problem, the number of paramedics and EMTs it employs is down significantly from May. That’s the opposite of progress. Falck says the shortage of health care workers is a national problem, which isThe company was fined $351,000 by the city for its poor service record for the quarter ending June 30. On Wednesday, the mayor’s office said Falck had also failed to meet performance goals for the quarter ending Sept.
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