Whitfield County

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• Whitfield County
• Emergency Ambulance Service Proposal
• August 10, 2009

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Company Background

• Privately Owned Air and Ground Ambulance Service
  since 1990
• 800 Team Members throughout the Southeast
• 80,000 transports in 2008
• 911 Experience in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia,
  and Florida

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Deployment Model

• (3) 24hr ACLS Level
• Ambulance Units
• (2) ACLS Level Swing
• Ambulance Units for Peak Load
• (1) Supervisor/First Response
• Vehicle
• Bases of Operation
• Varnell Area
• City of Dalton
• Hwy 41 and Bellwood Dr

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Human Resources/Staffing

• Seek Incumbent Workforce from Whitfield EMS
• Seniority Formula for Shifts and Pay
• Training to include Orientation, Safety, and
  Clinical
• Experience in Integration of Workforce
• Erlanger LifeForce - 20 Days
• Dade County, GA -10 Days
• Santa Rosa County, FL - 45 Days
• Administrative Structure to include Manager,
  Supervisor, and Office/Billing Representative

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Equipment and Ambulances

• State-of-the-Art Equipment
• 12 Month Ambulance Lease of County Vehicles _at_
  FMV, providing additional revenue to County.
• Replacement Cycle February 2010 - September 2010
• Aggressive and Proven Fleet Maintenance to
  prevent Critical Failures
• Deployment of 5 with total fleet 6-7 for adequate
  backup

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Ambulance Design
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Ambulance Design
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Community Outreach

• Community Involvement Education
• Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Checks
• CPR Classes
• Community Event presence
• Paid and Volunteer Fire Departments
• Partnerships in Care
• Stipend for Volunteer Involvement
• Training
• AED Programs
• Donations to selected Community Buildings and
  Centers
• Training of County and City Employees on AED usage

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County Investment Overview

• Annual Subsidy request
• Annual Base Subsidy of 225,000 to include 3
  discount for upfront payment. Total 218,250.00
• Monthly Payor Security Fee (MPSF) with initial
  annual cap of 300,000.00. This is a maximum
  outlay. Should dynamics of market be less than
  presented, County will realize much lower costs.
  For example A 15 Uninsured Rate would equate to
  annual MPSF of only 146,250.00
• Annual subsidy capped at 505,000 (205k base,
  300k MPSF) in YR2-YR3 with clause protecting
  significant shifts in costs associated with
  economy or reimbursement.

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Implementation Closing

• Experience in Rapid Integrations
• Timeline provided in Handout
• Fully Operational within 45 days of Award of
  Contract
• Incumbent and Whitfield Employee Sessions
• Committed to Professional Customer Service and
  Patient Care
• Lifeguard can and will exceed your expectations