Translation: Multnomah County Chair Reaches Agreement With Ambulance Provider after unnecessarily delaying for 18 months, putting untold numbers of lives at risk.

Link to original Willamette Week article by Anthony Effinger, published August 1, 2024

The Multnomah County Chair finally answered the County’s 911 call almost two years too late. Signing an agreement with the ambulance service provider to do something that could and should have been done 18 months prior is not an accomplishment. Rather, it is a testament to the Chair’s willingness to put lives at stake and allow untold suffering, even when a clear solution with an implementation plan was offered to her on a silver platter.