The private sector won the contract, and should keep it as long as it can deliver quality service at fair prices. Patients, not taxpayers, foot the ambulance bills in Multnomah County, mostly through insurance. Let's keep it that way. Nor should the commissioners reopen the debate about multiple ambulance companies. Some Gresham officials are talking about a separate, fire department-operated ambulance service.
Artificial boundaries require more ambulances and duplicate overhead.