Death in Francis prompts changes in East Side emergency medical services
Park Record file photo An elderly man’s death last month in Francis and the time it took an ambulance to respond to the scene have prompted changes in how East Side emergency medical services are to be delivered, with officials hoping to avoid another outcome they called tragic, though they stopped short of saying it was preventable. On March 14, an 86-year-old Francis man collapsed in his front yard, according to a report from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. Family members said the man had become short of breath and that they were helping him walk when he fell, according to the repor...