Private ambulance driver abandons patient in Cleveland, takes Uber home
Cleveland EMS responded after driver left patient with chest pain en route to hospital
An ambulance driver in Cleveland, Ohio, abandoned a patient with chest pain last week after getting lost, telling the patient he was done for the day and calling an Uber to go home, according to local broadcaster KWTX. The driver was employed by Lynx EMS, a private ambulance company, and was transporting the patient to the Cleveland Clinic.