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Orange County officials, in their recent push to introduce private paramedics, have turned to ambulance firms of years of labor violations and financial difficulties, records show.
State law requires Anaheim, Fullerton and Buena Park to bid out contracts that are now held exclusively by one firm. Some are worried that the process might attract shady operators.
The panel wants to wait for closer examination of a death, among other issues.
For the first time, private paramedics were deployed last week in Orange County to transfer patients between health facilities.
When the county Fire Authority takes over the city’s Fire Department next month, there will be significant changes in paramedic service.