Billing and Administration
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AMR will initially supply 4 ambulances operating 12 hours per day
Among AMR鈥檚 complaints against the Sonoma County Fire District is that the district lowered the transport cost by paying EMS employees less
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By remounting rigs, the St. Charles County Ambulance District extends the life of their ambulance boxes and saves taxpayers money, Deputy Chief Jeremey Hollrah said
The expansion of Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department includes a $1.9-million outlay to purchase five new ambulances
If passed, the bill would allow state counties to charge a 鈥渇ire protection fee鈥� to help bridge the funding gap of additional paid staff
Hamilton County officials say a 10% rate increase will help stave off rising costs and retain employees
The Monroe Fire Department鈥檚 Continuous Quality Improvement Plan provides an effective tool for evaluating and improving the quality of prehospital care
Falck is required to keep providing the average number of ALS ambulance hours or face fines
The Texas EMS Alliance says the bill would ensure fair pay for EMS agencies while reducing patients鈥� payment stress
MedStar employees reported 鈥渋nsufficient funds鈥� errors when trying to cash their paychecks last week, but the agency has not publicly discussed its staffing lapse
Employees will get 9 percent raises if the city council OKs the contract
Decatur Morgan Hospital is accused of failing to meet the city鈥檚 response-time requirements
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The recently reintroduced bill would create a new $50M grant program for EMS agencies
An AMR representative said the company is taking 鈥渆xtraordinary steps鈥� to hire more paramedics in Riverside County
A city spokesman emphasized the expected cost savings from moving the former workers to a Medicare Advantage plan
Grant County is finalizing negotiations with Lifeline Ambulance
A fund created by the measure would give first responders financial resources to replace equipment, pay workers overtime and address other urgent costs
Falck officials acknowledge staffing and response-time issues, but the two sides are at an impasse over how much the city will pay the service
If the president鈥檚 plan is approved, more federal firefighters could be hired at a higher starting pay level
Finally, reimbursement for community paramedic home visits on the horizon
The DeSantis appointees also said they would help award death benefits to Lesly Dorminy, the widow of longtime Reedy Creek firefighter Lt. James Dorminy
The new ARPA Flex program allows local units of government to spend up to $10 million on newly eligible grant expenditures
Auburn City Ambulance has a deficit of nearly $1M
The proposed ordinance would designate Meadville Central Fire Department as the city鈥檚 primary provider in place of the privately owned Meadville Area Ambulance Service
The increase would offset the costs of inflation and salary increases for EMS providers, officials said
鈥淚f we don鈥檛 do something soon with our Medi-Cal rates, then our EMS system is going to implode鈥�
Cleveland already has service brownouts due to low staffing
Under the alliance business model, Falck and other private providers will still own and staff the ambulances
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