A Pittsburgh paramedic has been suspended after allegedly completing patient care reports for calls he did not respond to and claiming overtime pay for the paperwork, according to Channel 11 News.
The station reported the medic received a five-day suspension while the city moves toward termination. The alleged misconduct reportedly involved falsified trip sheets and may have gone undetected for at least a year.
The latest case adds to a string of disciplinary issues within Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS over the past several months.
Earlier this year, a district chief accused of falsifying timesheets and a division chief responsible for overseeing overtime both left the bureau following investigations.
11 Investigates also previously reported allegations involving a supervisor who claimed two new ambulances had been submitted for state inspection when they had not, as well as a medic accused of stealing boxes of medical gloves and trading them for pizzas.
Another Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS medic is facing child endangerment charges in Ohio after allegedly injecting his teenage son with steroids. He has pleaded not guilty and remains assigned to light duty pending the outcome of the case.
EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist acknowledged the recent controversies but said the department remains focused on providing quality emergency care to the public. The union representing paramedics declined comment.