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Contra Costa County seeks solutions for ambulance shortage

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Contra Costa County officials are looking for ways to improve emergency medical services.

A shortage of ambulances, long hospital wait times, and difficulty hiring and retaining paramedics have led to multiple issues.The number of calls for ambulances is straining the system, officials said. The issue was highlighted when the number of available ambulances reached zero on the Saturday before Mother’s Day.

"We are putting up to a dozen firefighter EMTs through paramedic school and our subcontractor AMR is also putting their EMTs who want to become paramedics through this paramedic school," explained Broschard.Hospitals are overburdened and understaffed, with hospital wait times for ambulances up to an hour at places like Contra Costa Regional and John Muir Walnut Creek. The state standard is 20 minutes.

 

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