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Select Board OKs powered stretcher purchase as regional ambulance staffing and billing issues persist
Summary
Tamworth approved a $27,600 purchase of a powered stretcher to outfit a recently delivered ambulance. At the same meeting, officials discussed regional ambulance provider staffing shortages and an upcoming contract amendment expected to correct billing errors.
The Tamworth Select Board approved purchasing a refurbished powered stretcher and power‑load system for $27,600 from the town’s rescue vehicle capital reserve fund at its Aug. 7 meeting.
Matt Baumann, representing the town’s fire/rescue discussion, presented the purchase option and said the new town ambulance had been wired for a powered stretcher when built but the system was excluded at delivery to keep the vehicle under budget. He told the board the refurbished system is $27,600; a new system would cost roughly $40,000. The town’s…
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