Bradford First Responders Say Ambulance Time on Each Call has Doubled Since Hospital Closure
- 5 days ago
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It’s been more than a month since the Bradford hospital closed, ending its inpatient and emergency department services, which first responders say has made it harder to do their jobs.
Brett Butler is the chief of Bradford’s combined fire and ambulance services. Since the Bradford Regional Medical Center closed its emergency department, he said they now have to transport people to either Kane, which is about 45 minutes away, or Olean, New York, which is about a half hour away.
“Our call average went from 45 minutes to an hour ... to now it’s an hour and a half or two hours, if not longer," Butler said.
