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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - February 17, 1982 (44)Continued February 17, 1982 RATE MODIFICATION FILED BY LODI AMBULANCE SERVICE City Clerk Reimche presented a letter from the Lodi Ambulance Service, Inc. stating that in accordance with the City of Lodi Code Section 2A-3, that firm was filing a 30 day notice to change and modify their rates. Following a lengthy discussion with questions being directed to Perry Schimke, Controller, Lodi Ambulance --crvice who was in the audience, Mayor McCarty requested that Mayor Pro Tempore Murphy and Perry Schimke ireet to discuss the subject rate modifications and directed the City Clerk to place the itea., on the agenda for the next Cjuncil meeting. Lodi 0 W It Ambulance Service, Inc. 1700 SOUTH STOCKTON STREET LO01, CALIFORNIA 0.5240 (209) 534-0830 February 10, 1982 Lodi City Council 221 W. Pine St. Lodi, CA 95240 Gentleman: In accordance to the City of Lodi Code Section 2A-3, we are filing a 30 day notice to change and modification of our rates. We are submitting this letter for a change in the way we bill for our services. In todays mannor, we must change with the requirement of the government programs so we are able to serve the people in our community. In revamping the way we charge for services, dropping 32 now charged items, and ad.'J:ug three new charges that the government programs understand. Having each area of service recover the cost of that service. Only the patient receiving such service would be charged for that service. As you know, the State of California in their Medical Program greatly reduced the revenue to the Hospital. We also received cuts from the State payments that equal 20% of the bill; as of 1/1/82, we no longer receive those funds from the State. Also, we have indications that there is a 10% across the board reduction on all Payments from the State in the near future. M*dl-Cab Lodi Medical Product With these losses of revenue and increased number of governmental agencies placing requirements upon our operation, coupled with today% inflation it is necessary to increase the cost to the patient. These Increases would enable ourselves to continue a high quality of service for the people of our community. Be assured, we are doing everything possible to hold all increases to as little as possible. without jeopardizing patient care. If you have any questions, please contact myself at our office. Respectfu)IA, Perr yC ' ilnke Controller PS: jd Enclosures Lodi 40 Ambulance Service, Inc. n 1700 SOUTH STOCKTON STREET LOCI, CALIFORNIA 23240 (202) 3U -0C30 PROPOSED RATES DESCRIPTION CURRENT NEW PRICE Base Rate 85.00 90.00 Sit -Up patient 85.00 90.00 Mileage (one way) 4.50 5.25 Night 7Pm to 7AM 17.75 35.00 Emergency 17.75 Oxygen - per tan'r. 21.25 21.25 Waiting time - per 15min. 10.75 15.00 Paramedic Stand-by per 15min 14.25 IPPB respirator 42.50 Paramedic Service 49.50 Clinical spec - per hour 21.25 Defibrillator use 14.25 Emergency EKG 35.50 50.00 Heart/lung resuscitator 35.50 Suct-on 14.25 Resuscitator elder 14.25 Infant ambu 14.25 Adult ambu 14.25 Emergency child birth 35.50 O.B. Pack 14.25 Oral airway 4.25 Reactose 10.75 Flat stretcher 21.25 Orthopedic stretcher 21.25 Spinal board - short 14.25 Spinal board -long 14.25 Traction splint 14.25 Ladder splint 14.25 Cardboard splint 10.75 Inflation splint 10.75 Cold Pak 11.25 Burn pak - large 35:50 Burn pak - small 14.25 Sandbags 3.00 Anti -shock trousers 28.50 Multi-trauma dressing 7.25 ET tube 35.00 Esophogeal airway 35.00 Needle thoracotomy 75.00 Cricothyroid stick 75.00 Immediate Responce (Emergency) 60.00 Spin;al Care 50.00 Advance Life Support 100.00 Modl-Cab Lodi Medical Product* ( `caxA' CALIFORNIA AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION RATE SURVEY JANUARY 1982 County Base Mileage Night Emergency Oxygen Alameda 85.00 4.50 20.00 15.00 14.50 Amador 85.00 5.00 15.00 20.00 15.00 Butte 105.00 6.00 35.00 35.00 20.00 Contra Costa 105.00 6.00 25.00 25.00 17.00 Fresno 97.50 5.00 25.00 25.00 15.00 Numbolt 118.50 7.00 30.00 30.00 20.00 Kern 110.00 7.00 35.00 15.00 15.00 Kings 85.00 4.00 20.00 20.00 15.30 Los Angeles 75.00 5.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 Madera 80.00 4.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 Mendocino 65.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Monterey 81.00 4.00 15.50 18.50 13.00 Napa 87.50 4.50 15.00 2.0.00 13.00 Orange 75.00 5.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 Placer 110.00 6.00 30.00 35.00 30.00 Plumas 70.00 4.00 24.00 15.00 15.00 Riverside 105.00 5.50 40.00 50.00 30.00 Sacramento 80.00 5.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 San Benito 75.00 3.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 San Bernardino 81.50 5.25 16.50 16.50 8.00 San Diego 85.00 5.00 23.00 20.00 20.00 San Francisco 100.00 4.75 16.50 16.50 14.00 San Joaquin (Tracy) 130.00 6.50 28.00 35.00 29.00 San Luis Obispo 117.50 5.50 35.00 45.00 25.00 San Mateo 125.00 5.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 Santa Barbara 96.00 5.00 25.00 72.00 26.00 Santa Clara 115.JO 4.00 2.0.00 25.00 15.00 Santa Cruz 95.00 4.00 13.50 13.50 13.50 Shasta 95.00 5.25 15.00 15.00 20.00 Siskiyo°u 95.00 5.25 15.00 15.00 20.00 Solano 90.00 5.00 20.00 20.00 15.00 Sonoma 125.00 i.00 40.0#3 40.00 30.00 Stanislous 107.00 6.50 28.00 35.00 29.00 Tulare 85.00 4.00 20.00 2.0.00 15.00 Tuolumne 90.00 4.50 15.00 '..5,00 15.00 Ventura 95.00 6.00 25.00 30.00 30.00 Yolo 115.00 5.50 20.00 25.00 26.00 Yuba 87.50 5.25 20.00 20.00 20.00