Ambulance crisis forcing police to take patients to hospital
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Exclusive: Police warn transporting patients to hospital risks safety and takes officers away from crime
Exclusive: Police warn transporting patients to hospital risks safety and takes officers away from crime
National EMS week > Holloman Air Force Base > Display
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Maine officials say state's EMS system is in crisis
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Not all states see ambulance service as 'essential
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UK climate activists block fire engine, ambulance from responding
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More Hospitals Are Creating Police Forces
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Staffing crisis forces Syracuse hospitals to turn away thousands
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Hospital bed delays: EMS legal responsibility to the patient
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In Boston, ambulance response times slow as crews get stuck in
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Wyoming: Rural ambulance crews are running out of money and