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5); HAVE AI`IY AGENCY WISHING ]-0 PROVIDE CONVALESCENT SERVICES II,l' TH'E' COUNTY TO HAVE 'THEIR DWN BILLING AND COLLECTION DEPARTMENT. 6> ALLOW CABARRUS COUNTY EMS THE ABILITY TO BACI( UP THE AGENCY UNTIL JOLY t, :;.99I. AFTER TNAT DATE ESTABLISH CABARRUS COUNTY EMS AN ALL EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT AGENCY. COST SAVINGS TO THE COUNTY WOULD CONE FROM SEVERAL SOURCES. 1> DISCONTINUE THE USE OF THE EIGHT TO FIVE (8-5) UNIT. 2> ELIMINATE THE TWO POSITIONS (TNROUGH ATTRITION) FROM THE EIGHT TO FiVE UNIT. 3> WITH NO CONVALESCENT TRANSPORT CALLS TO RECEIVE OR DISPATCH, THE DISPATCN CENTER COULD UTILIZE THEIR MAI`IPOWER FOR OTHER INPORTANT DUTIES. 4> IF TWENTY-FIVE TO THIRTY (25-50%) PERCENT OF THE CALL LOAD IS LOST, THE TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE COULD USE THE TiME SPENT ON DATA ENTRY AND FILLING OUT MEDICARE, MEDICAID FORNS TO AGGRESSIVELY COLLECT TI-IL BILLS DUE T8E COUNTY. 5> MONEY WOULD BE SAVED ON GAS, t~;AINTENANCE , AND GENERAL WEAR AND 'TEAR ON THE IJI`IITS (EACH CONVALESCENT TRANSPORT AVERAGES ABOUT TEN (t0) NILES PER TRIP. IJNITS GET ABOUT FIVE (5) MILES PER GALLON AT $1. ~9 PER GALLON. ) 6> BY PICT 8AVING CONVALESCENT TRANSPORTS, IT WOULD ALLOW US TO NAVE MORE UNITS AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY CALLS. THIS WOULD DECREASE RESPONSE TIMES TO THE CITIZENS OF CABARRUS COUNTY Al,ID ALLOW WORE PEOPLE TO SURVIVE CRITICAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS WHAT YOU NEEDED AND WILl_ BE HELPFUL TO YOU IN YOUR DECISION ABOUT CONVALESCENT CALLS. TO MY PEOPLE, IT IS A MORAL ISSUE THAT CAUSES MOST OF THE UNGAPPINESS. THEIR TRAINING IS IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SITUATIONS AND NOT AS A TAXI DRIVER OR BABYSITTER. ! WILL BE BACK FROM VACATION ON JUNE 25~ 80 IF YOU WANT TO SET UP A MEET1NG w!'rH MR. LENTZ, MR. HARTSELI__, AND US~ Jus'r LEAVE A TIME, PI_ACE AND DATE. ALSO IF YOU WANT TO GET TOGETHER WITH MR. REAVES~ I'LL SET THAT UP AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NEEDED, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AND I'LL BE HAPF'Y TO PROVIDE IT TO YOU.