EMS Staffing and Response Times
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What: Cleveland EMS operations: staffing, response times, billing and recruitment diversity.
Where it stands: Operations review heard on October 14, 2026; no action was taken.
Log
2026-10-14 - Safety Committee
The commissioner and deputy commissioner reported whole blood use, progress on the Community Crisis Response Bureau and a nurse navigator pilot with a hospital system. Staffing is 305 of 315 budgeted positions. Priority-one response last week averaged 7 minutes 41 seconds, and EMS billing was estimated at $18 million to $20 million. Members asked for demographic breakdowns of recruits and stronger representation of African American recruits.