The partnership between San Diego Fire-Rescue and private EMS provider Falck has enabled SD to overcome staffing shortages created during the pandemic and meet response-time goals more effectively.

What San Diego is doing with EMS is part of a pattern across California: exploiting Medicaid loopholes to fill budget gaps.

San Diego County generally has about 10,000 to 11,000 credentialed EMS workers at a time, officials said. During the pandemic, the number of EMTs and paramedics across the county fell to roughly ...

Soon, if you have a medical emergency in San Diego and call 911, a new ambulance company will be taking you to the hospital. Newly Picked San Diego EMS Provider Promises More Ambulances ...

San Diego Fire and Rescue Chief Colin Stowell gave the City Council a performance report on the city's new EMS provider three months after the company started, and the story wasn't a good one.

Latina students get the opportunity to see what it's like to be an EMT/paramedic on Jan. 20, 2024. (NBC 7 San Diego) Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning.

For years, San Diego worked with private ambulance providers for EMS services, in order to ensure swift response times at a reasonable cost. This was a win for patients and taxpayers.