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EMS provider outlines fleet, staffing, billing and training plans for Patrick County
Summary
A representative for an emergency medical service described call volumes, ambulance staffing and maintenance, a patient financial-assistance program and community training plans while noting a contract for Lexington animal services; the county meeting adjourned by unanimous vote.
A company representative described plans for ambulance operations, staffing, billing and training to county officials during a Patrick County meeting, saying the provider will base ambulances at the hospital, keep spare vehicles at each location and run in-house maintenance and billing.
The presentation, delivered by an unnamed company representative, focused on call volumes across multiple counties, the number and staffing of ambulances at each location, a financial-assistance billing program and outreach and training partnerships with local hospitals and sheriff's offices.
The presenter said call volumes are high across their system and provided county-level examples. "Our call volume is... very large call volume," the presenter said, and reported daily averages such as about 20–30 calls per day in some counties and that certain stations are the busiest in their network. The presenter described ambulance counts and staffing patterns: four ambulances at the Brownsville location (three trucks full time plus a backup), four trucks running in Houston County, four full-time trucks in Henderson County (with the capability to run five), and two to…
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