Franklin County EMS reports improved third-quarter finances and shorter on‑scene times

Christie presented Franklin County EMS’s third-quarter report, telling the commission the service saw steady call volume compared with the same period last year and stronger-than-expected revenues. “For the quarter, we needed $300,000 to make budget, and we actually exceeded that by over $64,000,” Christie said.

Christie reviewed operations and patient-care metrics. Saturdays were the busiest day; runs peaked around noon and remained elevated until about 9 p.m. The service ran mutual‑aid calls into Osage, Miami and Anderson counties during the quarter. Christie said 83% of runs involved making contact with a patient, about 70% of patients were transported by the county EMS unit, 22% refused transport and 8% did not require transport.

On clinical performance, Christie highlighted a drop in average on‑scene time (arrive‑scene to left‑scene). “In 2024 for the third quarter…on average, we were on scene about 33 minutes, and you can see that that has decreased significantly in the 2025 third quarter,” Christie said, crediting crews’ efforts to shorten scene times.

Christie also gave several finance and collection figures: total adjustments of $226,837.52 were reported; $15,081.09 was sent to the set‑off program; and the department sent some accounts to collections and to Midwest [collection agency] for follow‑up. For the fiscal year to meet budget, Christie said the service still needs roughly $364,000, and she expressed cautious optimism that metric will be met.

Commissioners asked no substantive questions after the presentation and a motion was made and approved to accept the adjustments and collections reports related to the EMS update.

The commission's next steps are routine oversight and continued monitoring of EMS revenues and operational metrics.