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Committee approves ambulance and treatment-first response apparatus; council touts cross-department collaboration
Summary
The Committee of the Whole on Oct. 28 approved purchase of a fully equipped ambulance and apparatus to support a "treatment-first, transport-second" response model that pairs EMTs with social workers.
The Committee of the Whole approved an ordinance on Oct. 28 authorizing the purchase of a fully equipped ambulance and related apparatus to support a treatment-first, transport-second response model that pairs EMS personnel with social workers.
The measure authorizes the Springfield Fire Department to acquire one fully equipped ambulance (a described "apparatus" in the clerk's reading) and related equipment and graphics; the clerk read a contract number and an amount not to exceed $336,902 for the apparatus. The committee also approved a related agreement to provide near-site clinical services for retirees and dependents (Memorial Health) and other human resources contracts on the consent agenda.
Why it matters: Aldermen and department leaders said the new unit…
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