> If you don't have enough ambulances to cover the interventions then just buy more ambulances
There are enough ambulances to cover legitimate needs. Why then waste money by using ambulances to transport people who would be just fine in a Lyft? That money could be better spent on actual patient care. No matter how much money you're willing to spend on healthcare, using it efficiently is always better than wasting it.
> what kind of ambulances should be used should be up to medical professionals, not yourself
Having medical professionals decide whether an ambulance is appropriate, instead of patients, is one of the main things the article is slamming Tesla for doing.
> Having medical professionals decide whether an ambulance is appropriate, instead of patients, is one of the main things the article is slamming Tesla for doing.
Medical professionals who are under orders to ignore their medical judgement and always treat patients as lightly as possible.
Also, deciding for yourself not to take an ambulance is one thing (even if questionable). Being forbidden by your employer to call 911 is something completely different.
> Having medical professionals decide whether an ambulance is appropriate, instead of patients, is one of the main things the article is slamming Tesla for doing.
TFA says Tesla managers made a policy to not involve emergency services. They are not entitled to make either a policy or a decision in this regard.
In other countries making such a policy is flat out illegal, telling subordinates to not involve emergency services is illegal and following such directions from superiors is illegal as well.
There are enough ambulances to cover legitimate needs. Why then waste money by using ambulances to transport people who would be just fine in a Lyft? That money could be better spent on actual patient care. No matter how much money you're willing to spend on healthcare, using it efficiently is always better than wasting it.
> what kind of ambulances should be used should be up to medical professionals, not yourself
Having medical professionals decide whether an ambulance is appropriate, instead of patients, is one of the main things the article is slamming Tesla for doing.