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New Orleans EMS Average Response Time is 17 Minutes

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (720+ words) New Orleans EMS is failing to respond quickly to emergencies as chronic understaffing driven by low pay forces the city to lean heavily on private ambulance companies, the Office of the Inspector General said in a new report. In 71% of…...