Clark County will significantly reduce the coverage areas of its two largest private ambulance franchisees, which have struggled with being on time to emergencies.
AMR and MedicWest, both owned by Colorado-based Global Medical Response, had been responsible for handling roughly 83 percent of all calls in the unincorporated county under 10-year franchise contracts signed with the county in 2016.
A third operator, Community Ambulance, was tasked with the remaining volume.
But on Tuesday, the county commission unanimously agreed to equally divvy up coverage zones between the three companies, meaning that each will now be responsible for roughly 33 percent of call volume.
The shift comes after county lawmakers expressed concern last month about repeated ambulance delays from AMR and MedicWest.