Emergency Medical Services 2027 Budget
At a glance
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- What: the proposed 2027 budget for New Orleans EMS, a division of the Health Department.
- Where it stands: $16.1 million proposed against $18.7 million in 2026, mostly lower personnel cost from unfilled positions; other operating is flat. EMS has 119 full-time equivalents against a target of 157, with 38 vacancies, and loses about $9 million a year to the Acadian surge contract.
- Performance: about 72,000 calls a year, 30 percent response-time compliance against a 90 percent standard, and a prehospital blood program that passed 400 patients.
- Key people: Bill Sron.
- Related: Civil Service pay plan changes (uniform pay increases took effect last pay period), Health Department 2027 Budget.
Sources
Discussion time
About 18 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 - City Council Budget Hearings | 18 |
Log
- 2026-10-08 - City Council Budget Hearings - Budget presentation and questions: staffing and response times, billing and collections, Medicaid transfer payments and technology.