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Pistoresi to end local ambulance service; county approves contract changes and new provider
Summary
Pistoresi Ambulance Service will end operations Nov. 15. The board approved amendments to existing county contracts and a five‑year agreement for a new provider, American Ambulance, to begin service Nov. 15, 2025.
The Madera County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 14 approved amendments to two county ambulance contracts and a five‑year agreement for a new provider after Pistoresi Ambulance announced it will close operations on Nov. 15.
County Public Health Director Sarah Boss told the board the two existing contracts—Madera County contract nos. 12846‑24 (Ambulance Services of Madera Inc.) and 12847‑24 (Pistoresi Ambulance Service Inc.)—were being amended to change their termination dates to Nov. 15, 2025. The board also approved a new agreement for American Ambulance to assume ambulance service for the Madera and Chowchilla service areas effective Nov. 15 for five years. Boss said one of the contract documents will be corrected to reflect the supplier name Pistoresi Ambulance Service in two places before final signature.
Dan Lynch, EMS director for the Central California EMS Agency, gave the board a…
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