9/15/11

Ambulance Crash Log

Injured paramedics in ambulance crash help citizen first - Georgia

Dougherty County E-M-S leaders are praising two paramedics who treated an injured driver even after they were hurt in a crash.

Sep 15, 2011, 5:43:25 PM

Ambulance Crash Log

EMS truck crashes into car while transporting shooting victim - North Carolina

Man dead after Creekwood shooting; ambulance carrying 2nd victim involved in crash.

Sep 15, 2011, 5:39:57 PM

ER /Hospital

Safety inspectors find Methodist Dallas Medical Center violated U.S. emergency care law, mishandled patient complaints - Texas

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have just released details of "immediate jeopardy" problems that inspectors found at Methodist Dallas Medical Center during a health and safety inspection last month.

Sep 15, 2011, 5:30:53 PM

ER /Hospital

Collier County hospitals refuse to pay EMS bills - Florida

A trip to the hospital is bad enough, and then comes the bill. If you don't pay up in a timely manner, you could be sent to collections; but the tables are turned in Collier County. NBC2 exposed records that show hospitals aren't paying their bills.

Sep 15, 2011, 5:30:42 PM

Obits/Services

Several injured after car collides with ambulance - Texas

A sports car T-boned an ambulance in Channelview this morning, flipping the ambulance.

Sep 15, 2011, 5:30:24 PM

America

Orange County EMS aims to reduce ambulance response times - North Carolina

For local officials, the time it takes for Orange County ambulances to respond to emergency calls is about five minutes too long.

Sep 15, 2011, 4:57:52 PM

America

Cedar County Ambulance Board Takes Heat Over New Contract - Missouri

After 27 years, Cedar County is changing its ambulance service provider. It's switching from St. John's to Citizens Memorial Hospital.

Sep 15, 2011, 4:56:56 PM

America

Greenfield Could See Change in Paramedic Services - Wisconsin

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele wants to eliminate a $3 million subsidy that is paid to local municipal fire departments, including approximately $250,000 to Greenfield, for paramedic services.

Sep 15, 2011, 4:56:00 PM

America

No revenue seen yet from ambulance billing in Fair Lawn - New Jersey

Revenue generated from volunteer ambulance services was delayed again last week after the company hired to perform billing indicated that the current ordinance does not comply with federal law.

Sep 15, 2011, 4:53:46 PM

America

Taylor County Moves Closer To Choosing A New Rural Ambulance Service - Texas

This all began when the City of Abilene ordered MetroCare to have shorter response times.

Sep 15, 2011, 4:51:52 PM

America

Weld paramedics donate ambulance for Aims students - Colorado

The ambulance will allow Aims students to train in a more realistic environment, such as how to start an IV while in a moving vehicle, according to a news release.

Sep 15, 2011, 4:49:41 PM

World

Liberia: Ambulance crashes into crowd; 11 dead

Ambulance crashed into a crowd who had been waiting all day to see a visiting presidential candidate.

Sep 15, 2011, 4:28:52 PM

Special Report

Boatlifters: The unknown story of 9/11

Much has been written and said about September 11, 2001, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, but one story much less known is the one about the band of boats that came together to rescue nearly 500,000 New Yorkers from the World Trade Center site on the day the towers collapsed.

Sep 15, 2011, 4:24:29 PM