CLEVELAND — New questions are being raised in Cleveland after a young mother was left stranded in a broken down ambulance. The city’s EMS union says it has been raising concerns about the condition of Cleveland’s high-mile rigs for years.
CARE 1975, the local labor union for EMS paramedics, EMTs, dispatchers and sergeants, told FOX 8: “CARE continues to advocate for the timely replacement of high mileage ambulances.”
“The City needs a minimum of four ambulance replacements each year to help avoid incidents like these,” according to the union’s statement. “Keeping higher mileage vehicles on the road puts our membership and the patients we transport at risk, while creating increased unnecessary work for city mechanics.”
