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Assemblymember Rodriguez Introduces Legislation to Establish the 9-1-1 Public Education Campaign

(Sacramento, CA) – Today, Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez (D – Pomona) introduced AB 296, which would establish the 9-1-1 Public Education Campaign to be administered by the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to educate the public on when it is appropriate to call 9-1-1 for assistance.       9-1-1 is routinely called inappropriately, and while this has been an o

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.