Santa Monica City Council
August 23, 2022

Emergency Medical Patient
Transport and Billing Services
8/23/22
Santa Monica Fire
SMFD responds to over 17,000 calls for
service; approximately 75% are calls
for medical services
Santa Monica Fire
SMFD’s current
contractor is
McCormick Ambulance,
and they transport
approximately 7,500
patients annually
City Council Actions
• Extend the term with McCormick Ambulance to
provide emergency ambulance services and medical
billing services for the Fire Department for two years
• Contract through January 2025 while the Department
evaluates our current EMS deployment model and
potential future opportunities to enhance service
delivery
City Council Actions
• First reading of ordinance to amend Municipal
Code Section 4.65.030 to extend the Living Wage
Ordinance exemption for the term of the contract
Exemption From Living Wage Requirement
• On July 7, 2017, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2548 amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.65.030 to provide a temporary exemption for emergency ambulance and billing services
• On June 23, 2020, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2640 amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.65.030 to provide a temporary exemption for emergency ambulance and billing services through the current contract January 31, 2023 • Today’s action will align the extension through the term of the current contract’s proposed term
Emergency Medical Patient
Transport and Billing Services
8/23/22