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Mobile City committee hears mixed views on Acadian's bid for ambulance certificate; decision laid over
Summary
City committee heard hospitals and local ambulance providers debate whether issuing a certificate for Acadian would ease hospital diversion or simply redistribute limited revenue; staff reported current BLS providers meet a 90% response reliability metric and the application was laid over to next week's council agenda.
The Mobile City Council committee on Jan. 14 heard competing views over a proposed certificate of public convenience and necessity for Acadian Ambulance to operate in the city, but took no vote and laid the matter over to appear on next week's agenda.
City attorney Jonathan opened the hearing by summarizing the municipal code criteria the council must consider, including public need, the applicant's experience and finances, and the condition of vehicles and crews. Chief (Mobile Fire Rescue) told the committee staff re-worked Acadian's application to align with city ordinance and said that, based on recent data, current BLS providers have been meeting the city's 90th-percentile response-reliability requirement.
Danny Rickert, chief policy officer for USA Health's…
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