{"id":8976,"date":"2012-05-30T21:24:12","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T02:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=8976"},"modified":"2012-05-30T21:24:12","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T02:24:12","slug":"lehigh-acres-ems-service-evaluated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2012\/05\/lehigh-acres-ems-service-evaluated\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Acres
EMS Service Evaluated"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Lehigh Acres Fire Chief Donald Adams told the board of fire commissioners if the ambulance transport is eliminated the Fire District would save more than $628,000. Adams gave a presentation and noted that this was a presentation of facts for the consideration by the board of fire commissioners. It showed that the total annual net loss for the EMS was around one million dollars for fiscal 2010-2011.<\/p>\n

“This is not intended to promote the disillusion or the continuance of the ambulance transport service either way,” Chief Adams said.<\/p>\n

The chief’s presentation was titled Analyzing Fire Based EMS by the Numbers. Click here<\/a> to read it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Adams reported that the ambulance service is a critical component of the health care system in Lehigh Acres, providing both emergency care as well as the transportation of patients to medical facilities. \u00a0Adams said that \u00a0prompt and skilled EMS service provided in the first moments of emergency care can make the difference between a patient’s full recovery and an extensive and costly patient rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

He listed overhead cost for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 as salaries and wages, additional pay and supervision costs for personnel; equipment and supplies, including capital, equipment maintenance, apparatus maintenance, equipment supplies, stationary supplies, equipment insurance,, service-related supplies and other facilities such as utilities, and certifications.<\/p>\n

He said the direct cost for personnel is $1,719,373.28 and that the indirect cost, including other services necessary, total $251,960.18.<\/p>\n

Fire board members have discussed often whether the ambulance service should be eliminated and handed over to the county.<\/p>\n

Adams even offered pros and cons of transport service provided by the fire district. Review the full report by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The four commissioners took no action on the report, but suggested more study.<\/p>\n

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