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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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
17 Comments:
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.
Like an echo!
None of 'yo bidness! I got the O-zone!
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.
Dreama...over 400 er runs to sober up and get a room in 2012.
I gots Bronchitis!!! Ain't nobody got time for dat'
Take it out of her LINK or whatever they call the freebies down there.
Taxi!!!!!
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)
WTF? They should deduct it from her free monthly payments! Oh but that would be politically incorrect,bullshit government!!
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?
Bet she used her free gubnet Obama phone to place the 911 calls.
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
It was also reported that she sure hopes she doesn't lose her medicaid over this...after all, they pay for it anyway.
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).
ghetto cab
bambulance should make run with passaenger to the special treatment center.
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