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A summary of today's Houston Chronicle article blasting the Mayor after
Lanier taken to the hospital in paramedic SUV. " Heart scare sends Bob Lanier to hospital" Summary: Lanier's defibrillator went off wife called 911 first responder fire engine at the scene in 6 min SUV arrived 2 min later, or within 8 min of call "estimated" arrival time of an ambulance, 2 min later, or within 10 min of call - both of the City's downtown ambulances were at hospitals on other calls Mayor Brown gave the okay to transport Lanier to hospital in SUV Implications: Not enough ambulances downtown and Mayor has plans to close both downtown fire stations with a temporary station to cover the downtown area until new station built (3-5 years) purpose of SUVs is to free paramedics from transporting patients to hospital so can respond to EMS calls more quickly (not to mention that SUVs are not equipped to transport a patient) Lisa
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