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Did UberX reduce ambulance volume?

Leon Moskatel¹, David Slusky²

¹Department of Medicine, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California.

Health Economics

|June 26, 2019

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Ride-sharing services like UberX may reduce ambulance use. UberX entry decreased per capita ambulance volume by 6.7%, suggesting a substitution effect for non-emergency medical transport.

Keywords:

Uber ambulances emergencies

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Transportation Studies
Public Health

Background:

Ambulances are a critical component of emergency medical services.
Current ambulance services are often high-intervention and may be overutilized for non-critical situations.
This leads to increased costs for patients and healthcare systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if the introduction of UberX (a ride-sharing service) influences the utilization of traditional ambulances.
To determine if UberX entry leads to a substitution effect, particularly for low-risk patients.
To assess the impact on overall ambulance volume.

Main Methods:

Utilized a city-panel over-time dataset.
Leveraged the sporadic entry of UberX into markets over multiple years.
Employed various statistical specifications to ensure robustness of findings.

Main Results:

UberX entry was associated with a significant reduction in ambulance use.
Per capita ambulance volume decreased by at least 6.7% following UberX market entry.
The observed effect was consistent across different analytical specifications.

Conclusions:

Ride-sharing services like UberX can serve as a viable alternative to ambulances for certain patient transport needs.
This substitution has the potential to decrease overall ambulance utilization and associated costs.
Further research can explore the implications for emergency service resource allocation and patient outcomes.