Mr. Robin Johnson

In the 1990s, "ambulance wars" broke out when private and public emergency medical service (EMS) providers began battling over responsibility for ambulance services across the country. These wars became especially intense in California and Florida, with separate public and private crews sometimes arriving simultaneously at accident sites. What has been the result?

In fact, strategies to lessen the impact of privatization on public employees are now the rule, not the exception, among governments that contract services.