Out of Control

I have an article in today’s Carolina Journal that explains how one county’s aversion to private EMS is adding an extra element of danger to those with medical emergencies:

Marc Pickard is clearly frustrated as he explains why a man who suffered a stroke last week did not receive faster medical attention. Pickard is the training director for Convalescent Transport, a private ambulance company in North Carolina's Lenoir County. He notes that — even though his company sits across the street from the stroke victim’s house — county law prevented a Convalescent Transport ambulance from responding. Instead, the man had to wait for a county ambulance. This Monday he died.

The complete article is available here.