Cypress Creek EMS files for bankruptcy

Joel Eisenbaum, Investigative Reporter

CYPRESS CREEK – A beleaguered ambulance service that serves about 600,000 people in north Harris County appears to be on life support after reaching an agreement with Emergency Services District 11.

Cypress Creek EMS has been the subject of multiple investigations by both KPRC2 Investigates and law enforcement.

In 2019, KPRC2 Investigates went undercover to reveal a scheme that lined the pockets of certain employees. These were employees that were paid through public funds. Nobody has been criminally charged in connection with the scheme, to date.

Now, a mediated agreement between ESD 11 and Cypress Creek EMS has netted a windfall for the Emergency Services District. Among the concessions, according to a bankruptcy court filing:

Cypress Creek EMS’ former public relations liaison, Miranda Sevcik, pointed KPRC2 Investigates to this statement, contained within a bankruptcy court document when asked for a response to coverage of the mediation agreement:

"The Parties expressly acknowledge, agree, and understand that this Agreement constitutes a compromise and settlement of disputed claims, including the avoidance of cost, fees, and expenses associated with such disputed claims, and that no aspect or provision of this Agreement shall be construed to be a legal or factual admission or confession by any of the parties of any fault, contractual or extracontractual obligation, or of any moral, legal, or financial liability. Neither the Agreement, its execution, the performance of any of its terms, nor any of its contents shall constitute offered in evidence as an admission of liability, or insurance coverage, or any factor indication that any claims at issue in the litigation have merit."

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