{"id":750,"date":"2022-06-27T08:10:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T12:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traa-ems.com\/?p=750"},"modified":"2022-06-27T08:10:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T12:10:32","slug":"three-rivers-ambulance-authority-find-contractor-in-default","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traa-ems.com\/news\/three-rivers-ambulance-authority-find-contractor-in-default\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Rivers Ambulance Authority Find Contractor in Default"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
For Release: 17:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6\/23\/22
Contact: Joel Benz Executive Director
260-420-6500<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Fort Wayne\u2014<\/strong>Three Rivers Ambulance Authority Board of Directors voted to find their contractor, Paramedics Logistics in major default of their contract. This vote taken today by the Board triggers a thirty-day time period for the organization to resolve their non-compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have been very careful over the last few months to not cause a situation where patient care is compromised and have been working with the contractor to maintain coverage while seeking resolution.\u201d said Joel Benz, Executive Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paramedics Logistics is the entity contracted by TRAA since 2009 to provide Paramedic and EMT personnel and handle daily operations. Their response times have been non-compliant for twenty straight months. During 2022 they have averaged Priority 1 compliance of 72.75%, far below the required standard of 90%. Priority 1 runs are high acuity runs including strokes, heart attacks, difficulty breathing, and major trauma. They require having an ambulance on scene within 8 \u00bd minutes. Paramedics Logistics has also required assistance more than 1,000 times this year alone from outside organizations to provide emergency coverage for our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n