Item 1: Future Ambulance Transport Funding

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DownloadCreate Chart1. Please take a few moments to indicate your opinions to the Task Force studying this issue. Thank you! I used the ambulance service recently. Five people came to the rescue. Two did the work. Three stood around watching. The quality of work appeared quite high. The Sat, Sep billing seemed excessive. Since I had medicare and insurance the paperwork I 26, 2009 22. Find... received suggested that the insurers agreed with me in the allowed amounts paid. I 11:31 thought the service rendered was of excellent quality but the price a bit high. How do AM the charges relate to the real costs? Fri, Sep You need a diversification of equipment -- STOL/aircraft/helicopters/small & large 23. 25, 2009 Find... ambulances 9:17 AM Thu, Sep 24. General fund short-term, district long-term. 24, 2009 Find... 7:09 AM Thu, Sep Privatization should be considered! You have the highest fee schedule in the state and 25. 24, 2009 Find... can't even cover costs. Mobile health care option is not thoroughly explained. 7:07 AM Thu, Sep 26. Do not privatize ambulance! Core service! Essential! 24, 2009 Find... 7:06 AM Thu, Sep 27. We need you. I think that raising or creating new taxes is the way to go. 24, 2009 Find... 7:04 AM Wed, Can the case be made for increasing FireMed membership and can that raise enough Sep 23, 28. money to off-set the costs? Also, since inadequate Medicare reimbursement is the Find... 2009 root of the problem, can that issue be addressed at the Federal level?? 2:18 PM The task force would be wise to consider other options not listed. For instance there are current ambulance service providers, who service Eugene and Springfield, that are better able to survive with the current re-imbursement model described in the survey. These ambulance services specialize in Advanced Life Support inter-facility transports Tue, Sep and could ease a significant ambulance transport burden that is outlined in the survey. 29. 22, 2009 Find... This would reduce the overall amount of work load on Eugene and Springfield fire 8:23 PM ambulances and allow them to concentrate on the important 911 calls. This option would not violate any existing private ambulance response restrictions as inter-facility transports are not restricted ambulance transport services.This is just one example of many options that are not considered in your survey. I am sure that the "city officials" will look out for the best interest of the city. The Tue, Sep 30. Eugene medics complain on a daily basis about having to come to the "rurals." We 22, 2009 Find... want quality care by people who care. I am willing to pay for quality services. 1:28 PM Tue, Sep The worst thing that could happen would be for ALS to be taken over by a private 31. 22, 2009 Find... service. 1:26 PM Tue, Sep 32. I feel we are being exploited by Eugene in many ways. 22, 2009 Find... 1:25 PM