Greene County approves $168,780.97 purchase of three new EMS heart monitors after in‑vehicle failures

The Greene County Board of Commissioners voted to allow EMS to sign a purchase order for three new in‑vehicle heart monitors to replace aging units after the department reported critical failures during emergency responses.

An EMS representative explained that delays in invoicing would trigger a 7% price increase and that the vendor would deliver the units in January if the purchase order is signed before the new year. The chair read the purchase-order total into the record as $168,780.97. The EMS official said recent failures prevented transmission that delayed activation of a specialized cardiac response team during two separate cardiac events, underscoring the equipment need.

Commissioners approved a motion to authorize the EMS representative to sign the purchase order so the county can receive the quoted price and begin training staff on the new monitors. The EMS representative said the purchase would outfit three frontline ambulances and that additional units may be replaced later through potential grants and other funding.

The county did not attach conditions to the authorization; staff will process the purchase order and report back on delivery and training schedules.