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'I'm telling my friends not to call 911': How an ailing ambulance system failed one family

AMR is under pressure to improve its response times in Knox County, but finding a fix is complicated amid a stressed health care system. read more

AMR misses mark on ambulance calls 32% of the time in first Knox County report

A change in the makeup of a Knox County committee is designed to enhance communication with American Medical Response. read more

Ambulance Carrying Patient Hit by Vehicle on Highway 154

An ambulance transporting a patient on Highway 154 was struck by a vehicle early Friday. At 4:02 a.m., Santa Barbara County Firefighters received the call of a collision near the Windy Gap area. When ... read more

Paramedic Injured in Crash Involving Ambulance on Highway 154

A paramedic was injured early Friday in a collision on Highway 154 involving an AMR ambulance, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. read more

‘Consent agenda’ was key to ‘hide’ MultCo-AMR contract renewal

There are questions about the timing and process followed for the most recent AMR contract renewal by Multnomah County. read more

Ambulance company sponsors next-gen paramedics to fill the gap amid shortage

As a paramedic shortage plagues the Portland metro area, a new graduating class of them are on their way to join the American Medical Response fleet and hopefully chip away at those slow ambulance ... read more

How AMR has grown in Pueblo over the past 30 years

AMR has seen increasing calls for service, massively expanded its fleet, and seen advancements in technology and treatments. read more

The issues at play in Multnomah County ambulance response time negotiations

Multnomah County and the ambulance provider American Medical Response sat down this week for a second mediation session to hash out a long-simmering, and sometimes tense, debate. The county and ... read more

Motorcyclist injured in collision with deer

WINTHROP — A Coggon man has been hospitalized after his motorcycle collided with a deer on Tuesday. read more

‘Consent agenda’ was key to ‘hide’ MultCo-AMR contract renewal

Then in 2017, the Health Department asked for ambulance providers to submit proposals. But when the bidding deadline closed in February 2018, only AMR submitted a proposal. That indicates ... read more