By Sarah Roebuck
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ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. 鈥� An EMS agency in Missouri found a way to save millions of dollars by recycling ambulances.
The St. Charles County Ambulance District is sending old ambulances about two hours away to Osage Ambulances to be remounted, .
St. Charles County Ambulance District Deputy Chief Jeremey Hollrah told KTVI the remounts have saved taxpayers about $2 million since 2018.
鈥淎bout every seven years, based off mileage and wear and, tear, we take the ambulance and actually do what鈥檚 called a remount process,鈥� Hollrah said an interview with KTVI. 鈥淲e鈥檒l send it off to the manufacturer, where they actually take the box part of the ambulance off and put a new chassis underneath it. You get multiple uses out of the box, and you get a brand-new chassis underneath it, which actually gives you 25 years out of the box and seven years out of the chassis.鈥�
According to St. Charles County officials, remounted ambulances can cost $150,000 to $175,000, whereas a new ambulance would cost $270,000.
The district planned 15 remounts that began in 2018 through the end of 2023, and another five will be done from 2024 through 2025, KTVI reports. That will save taxpayers $2,019,480.
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