AMR "On The Job"

The Official Unofficial Minutes Of The WL BOA
October 2

Jerry reported AMR is now providing ambulance service for the Southern Platte Ambulance District. Matter of fact he observed them loading someone into the meat wagon when he was in Parkville on the first day AMR was official.  AMR will be staging two vehicles in the vicinity of Price Chopper for "30 to 60 days" until they observe a call patter, at which time they may reposition.  The curent contract calls for one and a half ambulances according to Jerry, he was unsure the impact if two were needed.  One sticky issue, coverage in the event of multiple calls at the same time.  AMR may use other transport vehicles (not ambulances) if necesary.  Currently there are no mutual aid agreements in place, KCMO apparently has bruised feelings in dealing with the District, and the District to the north (NRAD) has floated a figure of "$3,000 to $5,000 per call", so says the Mayor.  Nobody asked what the charge will be if you need AMR for transport to a hospital.