HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12201983 - X.17 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on December 20, 1983 �, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Torlakson, Schroder
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor McPeak
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Transporting of Certain Patients by the
Fast Contra Costa Ambulance Company
Supervisor T. Torlakson having brought to the attention of
the Board a letter he has received from Lorraine Wagner, Vice
President, Antioch Ambulance Service, Inc. , P. 0. Box 713, Antioch
94509, alleging that East Contra Costa Ambulance Service was
transporting non-emergency patients in dedicated emergency vehicles;
On recommendation of Supervisor Torlakson, IT IS BY THE
BOARD ORDERED that the aforesaid matter is REFERRED to the Acting
Health Services Director and the County Administrator for review and
report to the Board.
1 hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy CO
an action to �r. :'.rd�_,,INW�,v 1-!'Ip -'A'n"" 6 of the
Board of
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and Ea ofticlo Clcsk of the 900rd
cc: Acting Health Services Director By 'Deputy
Director , EMS
County Administrator
County Counsel
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1211"A"STREET-SUITE 5•P.O.BOX 713
ANTIOCH.CALIFORNIA 94509
PHONE 757-1222
December 12, 1983
Mr'. Paula Hine::
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2500 Ali:r.11.lLina Avon ie
Martinez, Ca. 1;'4553
Dear Paula:
On De-ember 12, 1983 East County Ambulance #64 and another of their
ambulanr-es with Li,-ense 7r" 03127L was observed at 11:30 a.m. on non emergenny
transfers. One LTbulan-e brought 2 patients from Los Medanos Hospital to
to Antio,-h Conv,:tlesaent Hospital; the other ambulant-e transferred one patient
from Los Medanos Hospital to Antio-h Convalescent Hospital. The patients
that were adlni.tted to Antionh Convalescent were:
JOHN YLANNE3Y
IRENE ARPIOLD
JOSEPFIINE HERRINC
Were these transfers taken with one of their five dedimated emergen^y
vehie-les? Iiow many units did they have in servi^e that day?
Cordially yours,
ANTIOUH AMBULANCE SERVIQE, INC.
LORRAINE WAGNER
VICE PRESIDENT
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1211"A"STREET•SUITE 5•P.O.BOX 713
ANTIOCH,CALIFORNIA 94509
PHONE 757.1222
DeRember 5, 1983
Ms. Paula Hines
EMS Director
4500 Alhambra Ave.
Martinez, Ca. 94553
Dear Ms. Hines:
East Qontra 4osta. Ambulanoe Service's proposal states that they would
have the following five stations operating throughout East County effective
immediately upon a,-^eptan^e of their proposal: .
1. 6 Leland Rd. Pittsburg
2. Riverview Fire Station #86 West Pittsburg
3. 1360 Fitzuren Rd Antio^h
4. Lauritzen's Ya-ht Harbor Antio,-h
5. Lone Tree Way Brentwood
As of this writing they have only one station in Antio^h located on 1360
Fitzuren Rd. This area is residential and per -ity r-ode they are not allowed
to use this as a station, even though they are doing so. This location is
very inadequate to serve as an ambulan,-e station as there is not am.-ess to
.the freeway heading; East bound. Both the "G" & "L" Street ramps offer no East
bound a—ess.
There is not a station at Lauritzen's Ya,-ht Harbor. We have �ontamted the
owner, Chris Lauritzen, and he states there is not an ambulance at the lomation.
There also is no ambulan,-e stationed at the Riverview Fire Station #86 in
West Pittsburg as proposed, to serve the residents of West Pittsburg, Shore
Acres & Bella Vista.
When a proposal is submitted and a^-epted, per Dan Bergman, he stated he
would make sure everything in the proposal would be followed explicitly. Why
then has nothing been done regarding this situation, whir-h has resulted in fewer
to^ations than promised, extremely poor ^hoi,-e of ambulance stations, and the
proposal not being; followed as per stated?
Cordially yours,
ANTIOCH AMBULAME SERVICE, IW.
ILLORRAINE WAGNER
VISE PRESIDENT
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