Denver city leaders are now seeking answers about response times and decisions to bypass other qualified hospitals by Denver Health’s paramedics division. via Chief Investigative Reporter TonyKovaleski
DENVER — Denver city leaders are now seeking answers about response times and decisions to bypass other qualified hospitals by Denver Health’s paramedics division.
During the hearing, which lasted more than 90 minutes, members of the committee questioned Denver Health’s medical director, Dr. Kevin McVaney, and chief paramedic, Gary Bryskiewicz, on response time concerns raised by Denver firefighters. Denver7 also reported on multiple emails filed by Denver firefighters questioning several delayed response times during the past 18 months.
Last week, Denver Health confirmed that for the second time in 14 years, the paramedics division failed to meet the national standard for response times in 2021. The standard requires Denver Health paramedics to arrive to a call in 8 minutes 59 seconds for 90% of its calls. In 2021, Denver Health paramedics met that threshold 84.8% of the time.Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval said she wasn’t surprised that the wait times were often longer than expected.
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