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Board approves $2.79 million contract to buy 10 ambulances for MedAct amid rising call volume and costs
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners authorized a $2,786,214 contract for 10 ambulances and related patient-conveyance equipment to replenish and expand Johnson County MedAct’s fleet; staff cited a 67% increase in call volume since 2010 and 53% ambulance-price inflation since 2020.
Johnson County commissioners authorized a contract May 8 to purchase 10 ambulances and related patient-conveyance equipment for Johnson County MedAct at a total not to exceed $2,786,214, funded from the MedAct equipment reserve. The board’s vote was unanimous.
The contract obligates the county to buy ambulances from Emergency Services Supply (doing business as Osage Ambulances) under the BuyBoard cooperative contract 745-24, and patient-conveyance equipment from Stryker Medical under a cooperative contract. Commissioner Hanslick moved the authorization and Commissioner Allen Brand…
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