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Iowa County EMS reports higher revenue and steady call volume; equipment and training updates noted
Summary
The county’s emergency medical services reported March activity and year‑to‑date finances, noting higher than budgeted revenue, operational metrics, vehicle maintenance issues, and upcoming community training events.
Iowa County EMS reported March activity, year‑to‑date call and financial figures and provided an equipment and training update to supervisors.
Operational figures presented to the board show 148 responses in March with 117 transports and 31 cancellations or refusals. Year‑to‑date the service recorded 1,423 calls and 1,090 transports with 333 cancels/refusals. Staff said the monthly average is roughly comparable with the prior year (about 158 calls vs. 161) and noted 22 instances year‑to‑date where both ambulances were busy simultaneously; five of those occasions were covered by staffing an extra ambulance. Out‑of‑county ambulance requests were reported twice in the period described.
On finance, staff reported March actual revenue of $172,454 and year‑to‑date actual revenue of $969,686 compared with a year‑to‑date budgeted revenue figure recorded in the meeting as $838,875, producing a revenue surplus of roughly $137,811 in the transcript. Staff reported a positive cost variance of about $115,943 after accounting for expense and revenue differences. Meeting remarks noted the purchase of a new ambulance early in the fiscal year affected expense timing.
Equipment and operations: staff told the board about maintenance items on service vehicles including a leaking compressor that runs continuously on a 2024 unit and a nonfunctional siren on another truck; vendors are scheduled to service the units and install a new anti‑idling/anti‑fire system. The department is preparing specifications and bid packets for the next ambulance and expects to bring those back to the board for review.
Training and community activity: staff outlined upcoming and recent training and outreach including community CPR on May 1 at the North English Fire Station, participation in a paramedic program field day for university students, stroke task force training, and plans to host or promote blood drives at county events such as the county fair. The report also noted IT concerns — specifically, the county’s Windows‑10 support ending in October — and that IT will evaluate device upgrades within current budget assumptions.
No formal board action was taken on the EMS report; staff will return with ambulance specifications and other follow‑up as those items proceed.
