Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Sound Familiar?

We run into this weekly - no idea what the grand total would be if anyone kept accurate track of actual ambulance runs like South Carolina did:
  • A South Carolina woman was arrested after authorities discovered she called 911 at least 100 times in the past seven years to get rides into Charleston, the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office says.

    Audrey Ferguson, 51, allegedly faked illnesses and would immediately sign out of area hospitals upon arrival, telling doctors she was fine, WCSC reports.

    "She'll have a vague medical complaint; for instance, abdominal pain," Dorchester County EMS Director Doug Warren said. "She has medical complaints that are legitimate, and so until she's been evaluated and determined not to be sick, we have to assume she is."
Police finally charged her after seven years of trips that cost about $425 per run. Any CFD have similar horror stories?

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17 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

And if she ends up in jail, the taxpayers will be paying for that too. What the hell is wrong with this situation? Sadly I know that if you send a bill, she won't pay that. This is ridiculous and she should have her wages err....scratch that as I am being too hopeful and optimistic... This is ridiculous and she should have her EBT and Section 8 garnished and thrown out into the streets.

4/30/2013 12:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Like an echo!

4/30/2013 01:04:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

None of 'yo bidness! I got the O-zone!

4/30/2013 05:29:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Only 100 times? The south side has a few regulars that call almost every day. All alcohol involved. All stinkier and nastier than the rest.

4/30/2013 07:45:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dreama...over 400 er runs to sober up and get a room in 2012.

4/30/2013 08:17:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I gots Bronchitis!!! Ain't nobody got time for dat'

4/30/2013 09:30:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Take it out of her LINK or whatever they call the freebies down there.

4/30/2013 09:55:00 AM  
Blogger Mr. SouthSide said...

Taxi!!!!!

4/30/2013 10:01:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I recall a 'regular' in Cabrini that went via 'bambulace' fanning da' "vapors" across her pie hole all the way to Northwestern Hosp. three times a month.
Her alleged ailment... "da beatis"
(diabetes)
Her actual disease... "da bottle"
(alcoholic)

4/30/2013 10:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

WTF? They should deduct it from her free monthly payments! Oh but that would be politically incorrect,bullshit government!!

4/30/2013 11:45:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

She would scream racism if anyone tried to enforce the law on her. Then the cowards would back off. Like the boy who cried wolf. It just doesn't matter if AA's scream racism. Who believes them anymore?

4/30/2013 12:04:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bet she used her free gubnet Obama phone to place the 911 calls.

4/30/2013 01:33:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

None of 'yo bidness! I got the O-zone!

4/30/2013 05:29:00 AM...........................................................................................F-in Funny , and in other news DOW just closed at all time high

4/30/2013 03:00:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It was also reported that she sure hopes she doesn't lose her medicaid over this...after all, they pay for it anyway.

4/30/2013 08:40:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm shocked they tagged her for 100 times over seven years. EMS abuse is rampant and I guarantee there were worse abusers in that system. She must have really pushed some buttons to get that. I have one patient here in North Carolina that called EMS 145 times from 12/31/2011 through 5/1/2012 before one of the hospitals finally just put her on a bus back to New York (which I'm sure sent her down to us).

5/01/2013 12:49:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ghetto cab

5/01/2013 08:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

bambulance should make run with passaenger to the special treatment center.

5/01/2013 08:48:00 AM  

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