Point Austin: It Adds Up

The November ballot may look more like a shopping list

"...• An additional 22 police officers and six paramedics, three additional firefighters and 12 paramedics (all added mid-year..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Column by Michael King

A Parliament of Experts

Did 'expert testimony' convict an innocent woman of murder?

"...rising. Roughly two minutes later, EMS arrived; the two paramedics also tried to resuscitate Bryan, using chest compressions and..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness: Opiate Overdoses on the Rise

Heroin and prescription drugs claiming lives

"...40 years – primarily in emergency rooms and by paramedics – and can reverse an overdose within 90 seconds..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Column by Jordan Smith

TV Eye

TV Eye likes what it sees in the new Fall lineup

"...8pm on NBC). This series follows a team of paramedics as they rescue and save lives out in the..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

A Transcript of Passing Fancy

Q&A with Rubber Repertory's Matt Hislope and Josh Meyer

"...earlier or some weird thing. So the chancellor ordered paramedics to be on scene during the performance, which attracted..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Arts Feature

Toby Futrell Put This Porn on My Computer!

Texas Monthly's Mike Levy tells council what for in EMS porn scandal.

"...city computer terminals, involving somewhere between 12 and 18 paramedics, a very small fraction of the total paramedics in..."

March 13, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...Hassinger, Johnson was unconscious and in cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived on the scene. He was taken to Brackenridge..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature

Adventures in Journalism: Let’s Go to the Roller Derby!

"...of real drama as an injury brought out the paramedics, who wasted no time in preparing the stretcher. A..."

Dec. 10, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Just the Facts, Ma'am

"...on the beat in Los Angeles. Emergency was about paramedics working the beat in Los Angeles. Mark VII Productions..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

How ERCOT and the City Are Preparing for the Next Winter Storm

Mayor: "We should anticipate that we will have a big weather event"

"...Medical Services Chief Robert Luckritz noted that Community Health Paramedics will clock additional hours in the days leading up..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Lobbying to Save Lives in Texas Prisons

It'll cost $500 million to get A/C in prisons

"...And sometimes they have heat strokes and ambulances and paramedics have to be called out to these facilities –..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Ahead of Pride, EMS Train LGBTQ Businesses on Active Shooter Response

Community members asked for training after Club Q shooting

"...Club Q in Colorado, Austinites began reaching out to paramedics and firefighters for help in being prepared for an..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...had been waiting in a car outside called 911. Paramedics arrived and took Gage to the emergency room. He..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Nonprofits Step Up to Bring Unhoused to Warm Shelter

City struggles to reach people and bring them in from the cold

"...role in shepherding people into the shelters. Community Health Paramedics, who work with the unhoused, contacted people once the..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Whether Saving Lives During the Freeze or Saving the City From Save Austin Now, Bob Nicks Just Helped

"I didn’t do a thing. I sat in my office and dispatched people. But I was part of it.”

"...of breakfast tacos to feed the police officers, some paramedics, and to provide food for the homeless over there..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Man’s Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There?

Suffering from criminal depression

"...phone cord around his neck. Officers immediately began CPR; paramedics continued it when they arrived. Bell was pronounced dead..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

EMS Staffing Shortage Nears Crisis Point

Ongoing staffing shortage worsens with Omicron surge

"...management can reassign administrative staff – like community health paramedics who serve indigent clients throughout the city – to..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Studio Tour Beer, Spooky-Ass Ice Cream, Pizza, More Pizza, Wine Passports, Surrealist Delicacies, and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...offering free pizza to on-duty first responders – EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, and police officers – on Thu., Oct. 28...."

Oct. 27, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pro-Cop Group Submits Signatures for High-Priced Staffing Plan

Save Austin Now 2.0 eyes the ballot

"...took a step in the right direction [with] more paramedics, mental health clinicians, and harm reduction outreach teams," THRA..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Hit Me With Your Worst Shot

Doesn’t this weekend’s carnage illustrate exactly why policing as usual isn’t enough?

"...police on hand to provide basic life support until paramedics can traverse the crowds and reach the wounded when..."

June 18, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

"You Can't Stay Here": Austin's Unhoused Population Faces an Uncertain Future

Council, police, and providers confront camp challenge

"...Team – police officers, case workers, and community health paramedics specifically trained to work with people on the street..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD "Reimagined" Training Academy Still a Work in Progress

Adoption of new curriculum for pilot cadet class scheduled for May 31

"...public safety alternatives, such as hiring more community health paramedics. The $2.2 million price tag for the new cadet..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: A Wary, Cloudy Start for a New Police Cadet Class

“Reimagined” academy still a work in progress

"...public safety alternatives, such as hiring more community health paramedics. The $2.2 million price tag for the new cadet..."

May 7, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Rosa Jimenez Is Free: "Exciting, Overwhelming, and I Feel So Blessed"

New DA Garza commits to "aggressively pursue innocence"

"...The paramedics and physicians who tried to save Gutierrez concluded his..."

Jan. 28, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

After Years of Legal Limbo, Rosa Jimenez To Be Freed

Release another step closer to exoneration in controversial case

"...The paramedics and physicians who tried to save Gutierrez concluded his..."

Jan. 26, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

New Year, New Grim Milestones in Austin’s COVID-19 Crisis

Amidst an unprecedented surge, Austin could reach ICU surge capacity within the next week

"...for pop-up vaccination clinics, as well as prepping firefighters, paramedics, school nurses, and nursing students to help administer the..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Luv Doc: Frozen

Plenty of people love a good schvitz!

"...tell you where it ends: a group of horrified paramedics chiseling you out of a layer of home office..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

APD Starts Shrinking

Council set to make cuts now, plan for more to come

"...to add two new ambulances and additional Community Health Paramedics...."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Mulls Radical Changes to Police Structure

Reimagining public safety – and how to pay for it

"..."minimum request." She also suggests five additional community health paramedics and two new demand trucks should be considered for..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"...could be one of Austin-Travis County EMS's Community Health Paramedics (seven new CHPs will be funded in the new..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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