The Cy-Fair EMS department saw a 91% increase in calls from assisted living communities from 2020-2025. (Courtesy Cy-Fair Fire Department)
Cypress area firefighters recently reported an increased need for medical staff in senior living homes to decrease the volume of calls received by the emergency medical services system.
Since 2020, the number of calls received from assisted senior living facilities by the Cy-Fair Fire Department has almost doubled, said Ahmad Abodeeb, district chief of EMS-clinical at the Cy-Fair Fire Department…