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Public Hearing and Award of Ambulance Franchise to Provide Non-Emergency Ambulance Services in Durham County (15min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: December 8, 2025
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to conduct a public hearing, as required by ordinance, in order to grant an ambulance franchise for Jan-Care Ambulance of McDowell County, Inc., Midwest Medical Transport LLC Company d/b/a North State Medical Transport, Priority Care Ambulance, Inc. and Providence Transportation, Inc. to provide within Durham County non-emergency ambulance services. Jan-Care Ambulance of McDowell County, Inc., Midwest Medical Transport LLC Company d/b/a North State Medical Transport, Priority Care Ambulance, Inc. and Providence Transportation, Inc. have fulfilled the requirements for an ambulance franchise set forth in Chapter 12, Article 2, Division 2 of the Durham County Code of Ordinances.
Non-emergency ambulance service is the transport of patients on a stretcher via an ambulance when the purpose is simply conveyance from one point to another and the patient is non-ambulatory, otherwise unable to sit, or requires continuity of medical care while in transit. Examples include but are not limited to: transport from home to a doctor's office, dialysis clinic, or other outpatient center for an appointment and returning to home, from a hospital to home, assisted living, or skilled nursing facility upon discharge from the hospital, transfer from one medical facility to another for admission, testing, or medical care that can only be provided at another facility.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This item aligns with Durham County Strategic Goal: Safe and Resilient Community.
Resource Persons: Seth Komansky, Chief Paramedic, Office of Emergency Services, and Marc Ferguson, Business Operations Officer, Office of Emergency Services.
County Manager's Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board conduct a public hearing and if ...
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