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SOUTHWEST AMBULANCE TO CONTINUE SERVING TUCSON;
New Contract With Extensions to Span Five Years
Tucson, Ariz. (March 16, 2007) – Southwest Ambulance has been awarded a new contract to continue as the exclusive 911 emergency Basic Life Support (BLS) medical transportation partner to the City of Tucson, Arizona, and the Tucson Fire Department. Southwest Ambulance has been the sole provider of BLS medical transportation services in Tucson for more than a decade.
The latest renewal contract term began March 1, 2007 and is renewable annually through 2012. Tucson Fire Department provides all Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance transports within the city. Billing services for all Tucson Fire Department transports are provided under a separate contract with Southwest Ambulance.
"This partnership involves cooperation, open dialogue, and strategic planning that is wholly devoted to providing rapid patient care of the highest quality,” said Tucson Assistant Fire Chief Dave Ridings. “Southwest Ambulance continues to be responsive to the needs of the City and our Department whenever pre-hospital issues arise that warrant attention. We believe we have been and will continue to be well served through their contract."
“We’re pleased to continue our partnership with the Tucson Fire Department and the City,” said Jeff Sargent, President of Southwest Ambulance. “We look forward to continuing our close work with the Tucson Fire Department to explore innovative ways to enhance the delivery of emergency services to Tucson residents.”
Under the agreement, the Tucson Fire Department will continue providing first response and Advanced Life Support (ALS) services to Tucson residents. Tucson Fire Paramedics will continue to be the first responders on scene during medical emergencies. Tucson Fire will then decide if the medical ailment is life threatening. If the patient is not in a life-threatening situation, a Southwest Ambulance is then requested and dispatched to transport the patient to a hospital. This allows the Tucson Fire ambulance to become available more quickly for another emergency should the need arise.
Southwest Ambulance provides more than 28,000 BLS ambulance requests for transports each year throughout the City of Tucson and employs nearly 250 emergency service professionals to meet the medical transportation needs of the communities system.
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For more information contact:
Josh Weiss, PIO
Southwest Ambulance
Mobile: 602-739-0546
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