You might need an ambulance, but your state might not see it as
Oregon is among 13 states that have passed laws designating or allowing local governments to deem EMS as an essential service. Washington is not.
![](https://www.statnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AMBILLANCE.jpg)
Patients still face surprise ambulance bills. There's no fix in sight
![](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article30022869.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/1_paramedic-and-ambulance.jpg)
Paramedic reveals why you should never follow an ambulance to
![](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article30111022.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/1_NHS-Staff-Work-At-Royal-London-Hospital-Amid-Coronavirus-Crisis.jpg)
Paramedic reveals why you should never follow an ambulance to
![](https://stateline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/rosebud-1-300x200.jpg)
You might need an ambulance, but your state might not see it as
![](https://www.oregon.gov/odot/DMV/Online_Driver_Manual_Images/Crosswalks.png)
Oregon Department of Transportation : Oregon Driver Manual
![](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/WAJLK5DFOAI6NNGYGPUTDNNCNU.jpg&w=1484)
For stroke, hospitals offering the newest treatments are key
Tasmanian ambulance ramping inquiry hears of how emergency cases
![](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b5ada9c47ccf0cb8cd5299c55609524a9e103b56/0_84_6428_3857/master/6428.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none)
It's going to be a terrible winter': ambulance queues warn of
![](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/04/10/chicago-firedept-edit_wide-8f89dc038c0511a9f679af2e3f4ba5176913dafb-s1400-c100.jpg)
Sending Firetrucks For Medical Calls : Shots - Health News : NPR
![](https://www.forbes.com/advisor/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/patient-and-ambulance-1.jpg)
Does Insurance Cover Ambulance Rides? – Forbes Advisor
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Armstrong_Ambulance_P17.jpg)
Ambulance - Wikipedia
![](https://images.drive.com.au/driveau/image/private/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_1080,q_auto:eco,w_1920/v1/ca-s3/2010/11/Ambulance-625x478.jpg)
What are the road rules around emergency vehicles in Australia
![](https://cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/QGQDYPMNJ5MYBJ5AFDVSXX4C5E.jpg)
Gaza ambulances become mobile clinics as fighting blocks way to