COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
SUBJECT:
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Purchase of a Power Pro 2 stretcher with accessories
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DEPARTMENT:
Fire Rescue
SUMMARY:
In January 2020, the County Council approved participating in the Public Emergency Medical Transport Managed Care Organization. This program pulls federal dollars to reimburse expenditures incurred when transporting Medicaid patients. This reimbursement funding is not always funded by the federal government annually. Fortunately, this program was fully funded this year, and Edgewater received a check last month in the amount of $50,284.50.
Edgewater Fire-Rescue requests to utilize a portion of the funds received to purchase an extra power stretcher for our backup ambulance. An additional power stretcher will allow us to keep both ambulances in service if one of our primary power stretchers fails. A third power stretcher will also allow us to place a third ambulance in service when operationally required, for example, during significant special events or during a hurricane.
The total cost of the Power Pro 2 stretcher with accessories is $34,887.77.
BUDGETED ITEM: ☐ Yes ☒ No ☐ Not Applicable
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: ☒ Yes ☐ No ☐ Not Applicable
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Motion to approve the purchase of a Power Pro 2 stretcher with accessories.