Santa Clara County Officials Monitoring Ambulance Firm’s Financial Situation To Avoid Service Disruptions
Rural/Metro Corp. -- the Arizona-based private ambulance provider that serves Santa Clara County and about 700 other communities in a total of 21 states -- has reported millions of dollars in losses and difficulty paying its bills. Santa Clara County Chief Operating Officer Gary Graves said that the situation is being monitored and that a contingency plan is under development to avoid service disruptions in the area.
- "Santa Clara County Ambulance Firm Facing Financial Troubles" (de Sá, San Jose Mercury News, 7/19).