Private Ambulance Pilot Program

City paramedic crews based in the San Fernando Valley have begun calling private ambulances to transport people with minor injuries to hospitals as part of a test program aimed at freeing paramedics to respond more quickly to emergencies. Under the 1-month-old Private Ambulance Pilot Program, paramedics called to an accident examine the victim and, if the injury is not serious, the patient is turned over to a private ambulance, allowing the emergency crew to respond to more urgent calls.

City paramedic crews based in the San Fernando Valley have begun calling private ambulances to transport people with minor injuries to hospitals as part of a test program aimed at freeing paramedics to respond more quickly to emergencies. Under the 1-month-old Private Ambulance Pilot Program, paramedics called to an accident examine the victim and, if the injury is not serious, the patient is turned over to a private ambulance, allowing the emergency crew to respond to more urgent calls.