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Memo CC: Date: Re:. Board of Commissioners Mike Downs, David Hampton, Jonathan Marshall, James Sasser John Day 06/10/03 Non-Emergency Medical Transport We are recommending renewal of the non-exclusive franchise with Mid-State Transport, Inc. to provide non-emergency medical transportation. This recommendation for renewal is based on the following reasons: · Mid-State Transport has provided professional and efficient services in the short time that they have bean performing these services. · Mid-State Transport has worked with County mobility management staff to set up a dual dispatch system for business and non-business hours. Mid-State Transport provides human service transportation for Cabarrus County and has been able to provide some of the non-emergency trips using lift vans which is a lower cost alternative for the County and clients. · A request for proposals was sent to firms that had expressed interest in providing these services in the past, but no firms other than Mid-State Transport responded. The current contract permits these services to be provided by a contracted service without adding additional expense to the County. As non-emergency calls increase, additional revenue will follow. The alternative is to add personnel, equipment and supplies for the County to provide these services. This system allows the County EMS to focus on Advanced Life Saving Procedures, new procedures, and special operations which is evident in the current list of procedures used by Cabarrus County EMS that are not provided elsewhere in the state. · This system leaves Paramedics available to respond to life threatening events rather than be tied up with non-emergency transport. If there are any questions conceming this renewal request, please feel free to contact any of us.