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Multnomah County To Re-evaluate Ambulance Service

(Portland, OR) -- The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners has voted to re-evaluate the Ambulance Service Plan. Currently, AMR can't meet the demand of staffing ambulances with two paramedics each. There's a nationwide shortage of paramedics. This review will re-evaluate staffing levels along with response from fire departments. Chair Jessica Vega Pederson wants AMR to subcontract paramedics, provide hiring incentives and fully staff Basic Life Support ambulances to take pressure off the system.

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