The Lazarus Drug

Drugs and Paraphernalia

A new report from the Health Department details the increased use of naloxone to reverse overdoses and provide second chances.

State of Emergencies

AMR ambulance

As Knox County prepares to bid out its ambulance contract for the first time in a decade, we look at two potential bidders.

Fighting Level Zero

A blurry image of an ambulance driving down a street at night.

AMR, Knox County’s ambulance provider, is struggling to keep enough vehicles on the road as wait times at emergency rooms grow.

Priority Care

AMR ambulance

To get more wheels on the road, Knox County allows its ambulance contractor to answer less urgent calls with basic-level service.