Legislation and Funding
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Ambulances will be rerouted to other hospitals after fiscal concerns led nearly 100 employees to resign, making it increasingly difficult to staff the ER
Union officials said the ambulance service is bargained-for union work and can’t be unilaterally done away with by the city
The spat may mean more taxpayers may now be more aware of how EMS is funded and what the system could provide
The town has been using the service for years, but never had a written contract in place
The battle began in 2009 when the formula used to calculate overtime pay was found to violate state laws
Fire and EMS Director Brad Owens: ‘It’s a positive step and a progressive direction for Prince George County’
Proposals including lowering the age of eligibility to receive pension benefits, as well as lowering the retirement age
Fifteen positions will be cut — 11 layoffs and four unfilled retirements — if a deal is not reached before Aug. 16
He pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated manslaughter for the 2012 accident that killed an EMT and a patient
Michael James Sulak, 53, continues to await trial on three counts of rape of a child in the third degree and one count of unlawful harboring of a minor
The money will pay to put a second paramedic unit in service
A councilman proposed using a $450K grant over three years to buy 60 defibrillators and place them in public buildings across the county
Cash-strapped Lockport parked two ambulances for good, and will likely seek proposals from private ambulance companies
Anchorage is moving more medics to the busiest service areas areas at peak hours to address complaints that staff are overworked
The company announced it would no longer keep an ambulance in a nearby town overnight, which has raised concerns about response time
It entered into an agreement with Syracuse Group to provide emergency medical physicians and supervisors to decrease wait time and increase providers
Residents will vote on whether to approve a property tax levy that will fund one-third of the EMS budget, including maintenance, operation and salaries, for the next three years
The hospital’s chief strategic officer said increasing the tariff by 35 percent would bring in an estimated $389,195 more in revenues
A newspaper report uncovered nearly 430,000 people have no ambulance providing full-time, 24-hour service
The county will also hire six firefighters, after a study found that an additional emergency zone was needed
The tax funds $1.2 million dedicated to EMS out of the fire department’s $8.5 million budget; taxpayers will decide whether to continue the levy
A city committee recommends extending it to six years; the company is in the process of purchasing a local building
He suffered a broken leg and broken ribs in the crash and is currently in a rehab center
The money is intended to assist fire companies and ambulance services whose resources have been strained by the Marcellus Shale gas boom
The McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority has started sending letters to people who haven’t paid for services, in addition to taking unpaid cases to the magistrate
All but eight states have created partnerships with commercial long-term care insurers
Fire Chief Tony Grande says keeping fire-based EMS is the best way to save civilian lives
The town switched its contract to two fire departments that don’t provide transport services; residents will pay out-of-pocket, along with higher taxes
City officials are looking at awarding multiple bids for providers, and say dividing services in the city could provide “flexibility”
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