Officials say the problem can mostly be attributed to staffing shortages and crowded hospital emergency rooms.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - It’s an issue facing communities across Alabama: A delay in ambulance response times.“We are facing a crisis here in our county,” said Macon County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Lee. “I am concerned about the welfare of the citizens in Macon County.”
It’s a problem happening across the state. Officials say the problem can mainly be attributed to staffing shortages and crowded hospital emergency rooms. Last month alone, Barret said they lost 1,117 hours waiting to drop off patients at area hospitals. That was time that could have been spent responding to emergency calls.
Barrett said there is also no public paramedic school in the river region anymore. Trenholm State Community College used to offer a paramedic program in Montgomery, but he said they do not anymore. The next closest program is at Southern Union State Community College in Opelika.
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