By CHESTER ROBARDS

Tribune Senior Reporter

crobards@tribunemedia.net

IT TOOK two ambulances to get a man to the emergency room yesterday after the first responding ambulance broke down on the way to hospital, according to EMS officials.

Dr. Alvery Hanna, director of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), said a man was taken safely to hospital after being picked up by a second ambulance when the first ambulance encountered mechanical issues.

She explained that several of EMS's ambulances broke down yesterday, causing call response times for emergencies to plummet.

Sources close to EMS, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed that three ambulances broke down yesterday, which forced ...

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