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Cole County EMS adopts fleet-monitoring subscription and approves lab-consulting retainer for point-of-care testing
Summary
The commission approved an annual subscription for Samsara fleet monitoring for EMS and authorized a $5,000 consulting retainer with Lighthouse Lab Services to pursue state/CMS certification for point-of-care blood testing; device purchases will return next week for final contract approval.
Cole County commissioners on April 21 approved two measures aimed at modernizing emergency medical services: a subscription for vehicle monitoring and a consulting agreement to pursue point-of-care laboratory testing.
The board voted to execute an annual subscription agreement for a Samsara fleet-monitoring system to give EMS real-time driver alerts, 15-second video clips of events and on-board diagnostics that integrate with maintenance software. The vendor model is subscription-based; staff presented first-year costs…
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