KPIX KPIX 5 News At 6pm August 22, 2014
County ems tells kpix 5, dmc was taking half of west contra costa countys 911 ambulance transports. They estimate close to 300 transports in the last 13 days have gone to nearby hospitals. Kaiser in richmond gets most of the transports, a 73 increase in ambulance patients. Contra costa Regional Medical center in martinez has seen a 43 increase. Even though alta bates is getting fewer patients than the other two, they have seen the biggest percentage jump, 164 . So far we dont know what impact this is having on wait times in the Emergency Rooms but betty said they waited too long and her brothe...
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