Uncategorized firegeezer on 13 Aug 2007 04:45 pm
Ambulance Provider Penalized For Poor Response Times
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KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE HAS A CONTRACT with Rural/Metro to provide emergency ambulance service. Part of the agreement is to arrive on scene within 10 minutes on 90% of the calls.
During the month of June they only achieved that goal 88.9% of the time during the first half of the month and 87% the second half, invoking a $81,500 penalty. Response in May was also below agreement, drawing a $97,500 penalty.
Knoxville channel 6 has the STORY.
