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Fiscal Court approves $42,000 cardiac monitor purchase; discusses new ambulance operator's CON application
Summary
The court approved a budgeted $42,000 purchase of a cardiac monitor for EMS and debated a Certificate of Need (CON) application from Reliant Medical Services; staff will meet with the applicant and may draft a letter to the Office of Inspector General if concerns about quality persist.
Boyle County Fiscal Court approved a budgeted purchase of a cardiac monitor for the EMS fleet, a $42,000 item described by EMS leadership as critical for interoperability and cardiac-arrest care.
Magistrates discussed monitor life-cycle and vendor interoperability; county EMS representatives said ZOLL monitors provide real-time CPR feedback and interoperability with local automated external defibrillators, and the court approved the purchase.
Separately, the court discussed notice from the state Office of Inspector General that Reliant Medical Services had applied for a Certificate of Need (CON) to operate in the county. County EMS and legal staff raised concerns about potential service-quality impacts, dispatching and scene response. The county attorney advised attempting a pre-letter meeting with the applicant to understand their plans before sending a formal opposition letter; staff reported a draft letter may already exist but agreed to pursue a sit-down with the applicant prior to finalizing any correspondence.
