Assemblymember Rodriguez Introduces Legislation to Combat Ambulance Patient Offload Delays
(Sacramento, CA) – Today, Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez (D – Pomona) introduced AB 40 to address the ongoing impact of wall times (Ambulance Patient Offload Delays) on patient care throughout California. These costly and unnecessary delays existed well before the COVID-19 pandemic but have been deeply exacerbated by increased staffing demands and high hospital occupancy.