This article details the transition of EMS services from MedStar to the Fort Worth Fire Department, noting the high call ...

Fort Worth officially takes over MedStar EMS services after years of financial issues. City says it’s a long-term safety ...

The BriefThe Fort Worth Fire Department is now responsible for ambulance services in the city.The city has officially taken ...

MedStar transitioned its services to the City of Fort Worth Fire Department. The main goal with the consolidation is to get ...

As Fort Worth launched its in-house emergency medical services at midnight July 1, there wasn’t much dramatic fanfare.

MedStar’s service area has traditionally covered Fort Worth and 13 member cities, including Blue Mound, Edgecliff Village, ...

Last May, Fort Worth City Council members unanimously approved a plan to dissolve the region’s longtime EMS provider, MedStar. The city opted to switch to a fire-based EMS system, housed within ...

MedStar provides services to 14 cities, but Fort Worth leaders will ultimately decide its future. Council members must decide whether to infuse tax dollars into MedStar, have the Fort Worth Fire ...

If Fort Worth absorbs Medstar assets, it could be $10.5 million or $23 million, depending on whether Medstar employees become sworn officers. If Fort Worth does not take Medstar assets, ...

MedStar - which is a public utility created by Fort Worth and other cities in 1986 to provide emergency services - has struggled in recent years to remain economically viable, ending fiscal year ...

The city of Fort Worth has officially taken over the MedStar ambulance service. The city’s fire department will now be ...

If Fort Worth does not take Medstar assets, the cost is estimated at either $50.5 million or $63 million. City analysts said at a recent meeting that the required administrative positions are ...