Santa Monica City Council
November 11, 2024

Emergency Medical Patient Transport and Billing Services 11/11/2024
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EMS Response
• Over 17,500 calls for service
• 75% of SMFD calls are medical in
nature
• Approx. 8,200 transports per year
• Current contractor is McCormick
Ambulance since 2018
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McCormick Contract and New RFP
• Current McCormick contract expires January 31, 2025
• Request for Proposal for Ambulance Transport
• Issued October 14, 2024
• Closes November 11, 2024
• RFP Evaluation and award Q1 2025
• Due to complexity of RFP, Fire needs time to thoroughly evaluate
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Prior Living Wage Exemptions
• July 11, 2017 – Ordinance #2548 to provide a temporary exemption for emergency ambulance and billing services
until June 30, 2020
• June 23, 2020 – Ordinance #2640 to provide temporary
exemption until January 31, 2023
• September 13, 2022 – Ordinance #2718 to provide a
temporary exemption until January 31, 2025
• Today’s action extends to January 31, 2026
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City Council Actions
• Extend term with McCormick to provide emergency
ambulance services and medical billing services for the Fire Department for 12 months - January 31, 2026
• First reading of ordinance to amend Municipal Code
Section 4.65.030 to extend the Living Wage Ordinance
Exemption until January 31, 2026
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Emergency Medical Patient Transport and Billing Services 11/11/2024
Questions?
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