Las Cruces, Doña Ana County to end AMR contract and launch regional EMS system

Fire departments in Las Cruces, Sunland Park, Mesilla and the County will take over ambulance transports by fall, officials confirm

Damien Willis, Organ Mountain News

LAS CRUCES – Doña Ana County and the City of Las Cruces are moving forward with plans to end their long-standing ambulance contract with American Medical Response and transition to a fire-based emergency medical services system — a shift officials say will improve coverage, accountability and local control.

County, city reject AMR’s proposed $5.2M subsidy

Assistant County Manager Stephen Lopez confirmed the county has rejected AMR’s recent request to raise its stipend from $3 million to $5.2 million annually…

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