TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Williams
MEETING DATE: January 21, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Ted Williams
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 15 Minutes
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Formal Request for a Subsidy Price Estimate from Mendocino Coast Healthcare District (MCHD), Transferable to Adventist Health, for One Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulance To Be Used Primary for the 101 Corridor in Collaboration with Coastal Valleys EMS Agency, for 911 Responses and Inter-Facility Transfers, as Appropriate
(Sponsor: Supervisor Williams)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Direct Executive Office to formally request a subsidy price estimate from Mendocino Coast Healthcare District (MCHD), transferable to Adventist Health to the extent it assumes MCHD ambulance operation, for one Advanced Life Support ambulance, staffed full-time, positioned primarily for response to the 101 corridor, location to be determined dynamically by Howard Forest dispatch in collaboration with Coastal Valleys EMS Agency, for 911 response and inter-facility transfers as appropriate.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Ambulance coverage is dangerously low, subjecting residents to pain, death and preventable bodily damage. Private ambulance companies struggle to operate with stability and at adequate staffing levels, in great part because of inadequate reimbursement rates from insurance, including government sponsored programs. One additional Advanced Life Support ambulance, positioned based on greatest need, will progress us towards greater coverage while proving a model for future extension. Mendocino Coast Healthcare District operates a public ambulance with a track record of stability, employee satisfaction, safety and patient approval. MCHD owns adequate ambulance apparatus and can use a pool of resources for staffing a pilot program. On the co...
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