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Council approves one‑year ambulance transfer agreement with Pella Regional Health Center
Summary
Council approved a one‑year agreement allowing Pella Regional Health Center to use city transport services for hospital transfers; the hospital would pay $350,000 (subject to its approvals) and the city will add staff and a transit ambulance to support the service.
The Pella City Council approved a one‑year agreement with Pella Regional Health Center for hospital and in‑facility transfers, a staff‑led service intended to improve transfer capacity and reduce overtime costs for the city’s ambulance service.
Staff told the council the hospital is proposing to pay the city $350,000 for the service subject to the hospital’s approval process. Under the proposed terms the city would hire four full‑time employees and accept a transit ambulance; city staff said the ambulance delivery was expected soon. Finance director Brian said staffing should significantly reduce overtime and that the city still budgets some overtime for coverage gaps.
City staff presented their estimate of the net operational impact to the city as a small positive amount (staff described an approximate operational benefit of roughly $34,000), and emphasized the payment, staffing and vehicle purchase are conditions of the hospital partnership. Council members voted to approve the resolution.
Next steps: staff will finalize personnel hires and vehicle acceptance; the agreement is a one‑year term that will require renegotiation to extend beyond Dec. 31, 2025.
