Ontario to study ambulance calls
Councilwoman Debra Dorst-Porada is asking city staff to follow in the footsteps of Upland and look into the ambulance calls made by nursing facilities in Ontario.
Late last month, Upland city officials discussed the idea of charging skilled nursing facilities for making what turn out to be non-emergency 9-1-1 calls.
In the past year, five facilities in Upland's southeast quadrant have generated 487 incidents, of which only 146 were actual emergencies.
The Upland council will hold a public hearing on Feb. 14 before considering the implementation of an ordinance that will seek reimbursement for the non-emergency calls.
Dorst-Porada said she is concerned nursing facilities in Ontario may be over-utilizing the services as well.
"If it is not truly an urgent matter then they should get billed for that service," she said.
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