County of Monterey - File #: A 23-267

• File #: A 23-267
• Name: Freedom Medical Transportation Amendment No. 4
• Type: BoS Agreement
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/9/2023
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/27/2023
• Final action: 6/27/2023
• Title: a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 4 to the agreement (A-14432) with Freedom Medical Transportation for non-emergency medical transportation services, adding $100,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $250,000 with no changes to the scope of services or term of Agreement (May 24, 2016 through May 23, 2024); and
• Related files: A 19-011

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2023	Board of Supervisors

Title
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 4 to the agreement (A-14432) with Freedom Medical Transportation for non-emergency medical transportation services, adding $100,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $250,000 with no changes to the scope of services or term of Agreement (May 24, 2016 through May 23, 2024); and

Report
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:

a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 4 to the agreement (A-14432) with Freedom Medical Transportation for non-emergency medical transportation services, adding $100,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $250,000 with no changes to the scope of services or term of Agreement (May 24, 2016 through May 23, 2024); and

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:

Freedom Medical Transportation (Freedom Medical) is able to provide non-emergency medical transportation, via wheelchair or gurney, to NMC Hospital patients who require this service and for whom this mode of transportation is appropriate. Primary use of this service is to transfer patients to other facilities including but not limited to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), other Acute Rehab Units (ARU), or patient's residence. The availability of non-emergency medical transportation to Natividad will not only ensure that patients are discharged safely and appropriately but will also prevent unnecessary extended hospital stays. Freedom Medical provides non-emergency (non-BLS) gurney and wheelchair transportation that is not covered by Medicare or other payors. It should be noted that American Medical Response, or AMR, has an exclusive ambulance agreement with the County for emergency and non-emergency medical transport. Because of the exclusivity, NMC would always call AMR for all transport, however, NMC has learned over the past few years through trial and e...