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Stafford supervisors approve county-run EMS pharmacy to replace hospital resupply
Summary
The board approved Resolution R24-288 authorizing a county-operated EMS medication procurement and distribution program after hospitals signaled they will stop resupplying ambulances. Staff estimated $273,000 in start-up costs and roughly $212,000 annually for staffing, supplies and software.
Stafford County supervisors on Sept. 3 approved a plan to create a county-run EMS pharmacy and distribution system after hospital systems told the county they will stop resupplying ambulances under new federal and state pharmaceutical rules.
Rylan Kendrick, the county’s EMS deputy chief, told the board hospital rescues of controlled medications are ending because of changes tied to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act and related federal enforcement. “We can’t treat diabetics. We can’t stop seizures. We can’t give epinephrine to allergic, allergy…
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