Comments on: Judo Solves EMS Dilemma!! https://boiseguardian.com/2005/05/24/judo-solves-ems-dilemma/ A different slant on the news. Sun, 06 May 2007 14:34:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: figtnfire https://boiseguardian.com/2005/05/24/judo-solves-ems-dilemma/#comment-16 Sun, 06 May 2007 14:34:35 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=18#comment-16 In response to the outrageous cost of transport by Ada County Paramedics. I had an unfortunate incident at my job in Meridian. By all accounts it was a minor situation and did not require ALS transport, however I was placed on ALS monitoring equipment. I come from a long service in the fire/ems field and I know for a fact half of the equipment used was not necessary, talk about wasting taxpayer money.

Then I get the bill from these “yeahoos”, They charged me over $1000 to be transported 3 miles… WHAT THE…??? And now Ada County wants to be the one and only EMS agency, talk about greedy.

]]> By: John Friel https://boiseguardian.com/2005/05/24/judo-solves-ems-dilemma/#comment-15 Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:01:31 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=18#comment-15 Here is a brainstorm. Why don’t St. Luke’s and St. Al’s subsidize the EMS services? After all it is their customers that are being transported to them. They are benefiting from this service. Think of it as a hotel that offers shuttle service from the hotel to the airport. They offer that service to attract business.

With that said, it is hard to believe that the EMS services can’t make ends meet. My fiance’s son had to take an ambulance from ST Luke’s to St. Al’s for an emergency operation. The trip took 10 minutes and his bill for the trip was $540.00! That’s $3240.00 an hour. If you can’t make ends meet with that kind of money you don’t deserve to be in business.

Thanks for letting me put in my 10 cents. Great website.

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