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The Island’s fleet of ambulances to increase after an elderly woman dies waiting on the emergency |
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Written by hotfm
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Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has announced that government has ordered three ambulances to deal with the shortage currently crippling the Saint Lucia Fire Service.
The assurance comes on the heels of fresh concerns over a lack ambulance services following the death of an elderly woman.
The New Village resident was left on the ground for an hour waiting for an ambulance that had been called to provide assistance.
Dr Anthony says health resource constraints were made worse during the former government’s tenure.
He has however given assurances new ambulances will soon be deployed.
The president of the St. Lucia Fire Service Welfare Association, Shane Felix has welcomed the news adding resource constraints have been a perennial concern for the Fire Service. Felix has also called for additional staffing.
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