As calls from COVID-19 patients flood L.A. County’s medical system, the area’s ambulances and emergency rooms are being stretched to capacity.
Some ambulance drivers report waiting for up to six hours to unload patients at hospitals, and their standard response time to 9-1-1 calls has grown from nine to 12 minutes.
To address the problem, emergency medical dispatchers are sending drivers to hospitals with shorter wait times, and some medical centers have hired extra staff to monitor patients so ambulances can get back in the field… READ MORE
