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e Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. Council Bill 2410 was read the second time by council bill number only. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18911. Res. No. 3622---A resolution involving procedures for recommen- dations on liquor license applications and repealing Resolutions 2917 and 3405. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. e VI. STATUS REPORT ON EMEGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE (report distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Ev Hall, Fire Chief. Mr. Hall stated that a memo from him and Virgil Nave, Fire Chief of Springfield, had been sent to Steve Burkett, City Manager of Springfield, and Micheal Gleason, City Manager of Eugene. This brief was a status report on emergency medical service. Since May 5, 1981, the EMS system has come a long way. Eugene has five ambulances, three staffed and two backup. Springfield has two staffed ambulances and one backup ambulance. Staffing for each ambulance is a driver who is a certified EMT 1 or 2, and a technician who is a certified EMT 3 or 4. All EMTs 3 are being cross-trained as firefighters, and all fire suppression crews are being trained as Medical First Responders. The ambulances are serving a 1,000-square-mile area with a population of 150,000. There is a two-tiered response pattern--basic life support with a fire truck, and advanced life support with an ambulance. Standards of response have been refined. The basic life-support standard is four minutes. This is being achieved 97 percent of the time. Ambulances arrive within eight minutes 96 percent of the time. In outlying areas, the basic life support standard is six minutes. Crews in the rural areas are meeting the six-minute response time. Advanced life support is given to the rural areas within 11 minutes. - Mr. Hall continued by saying that from May 5, 1981, to January 14, 1982, they have had 3,676 emergency runs. They have carried 2,657 patients. They do not always transport a patient due to patient refusal, disregarded by first responders, and DOAs. The neonatal system is still a problem area. These calls always originate outside Eugene from hospitals. There has been a problem with the collection rate. However, insurance companies must now pay charges for infants under six months of age. So, collections are improving. The overall collection rate is also improving. There is a better EMS system, better service, and better placement of ambulances, as well as more certified EMTs 1, 2, and 3 than under the private carrier. Costs are also lower than with the old provider. Response time is better than with the old provider. The quality is higher, and the EMS staff are still working to improve it. Now 20 medications are carried on the ambulances and allowed to be administered instead of the 12 that were previously allowed. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 20, 1982 Page 9