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Boyle County EMS OKs $42,000 cardiac monitor purchase; court to meet with outside ambulance applicant before opposing CON
Summary
Boyle County Fiscal Court on Sept. 23 approved a $42,000 budgeted purchase of a ZOLL cardiac monitor for EMS and adopted revised EMS privacy practices, and the court moved to meet with an outside ambulance applicant before deciding whether to oppose a Certificate of Need.
Boyle County Fiscal Court on Sept. 23 approved two EMS requests: purchasing a replacement cardiac monitor and adopting updated notice-of-privacy-practices language for EMS operations. Court members also discussed concerns about an out-of-county ambulance company applying for a Certificate of Need (CON) to operate within Boyle County and asked staff to arrange a meeting with the applicant before taking a formal position.
Cardiac monitor purchase EMS Director Mike Rogers told the court the department has budgeted $42,000 for a new cardiac monitor/defibrillator to begin replacing aging monitors in the fleet. Rogers and the county's attorney explained why the county prefers ZOLL-brand monitors: the ZOLL system provides "real CPR feedback" that the department says has been associated locally with improved cardiac-arrest survival rates, and…
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