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American Legion Ambulance seeks license to provide routine BLS transfers from Plainfield ER
Summary
American Legion Ambulance Fund Inc. asked the Department of Public Health to license it to perform basic life support scheduled transfers from Plainfield Emergency Care Center, citing a service gap after a commercial provider left the region and relying on national CDC percentages to project roughly 180 routine transfers annually; the department held the record open for a CDC data filing before issuing a decision.
Chief William Jeffs, chief of service for American Legion Ambulance Fund Inc., asked the Department of Public Health on Jan. 15 for licensure and approval to charge for routine basic life support (BLS) scheduled patient transfers from Plainfield Emergency Care Center.
Jeffs told the hearing the organization is positioned to relieve transfer-related bottlenecks because Plainfield Emergency Care Center is a freestanding emergency department that cannot admit patients. "We can help alleviate any burdens on the EMS system by being available to provide routine scheduled transfers so other EMS providers can focus more on ALS scheduled transfers," Jeffs said. He said American Legion can deploy existing personnel, vehicles and resources immediately and is not requesting new ambulances.
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