The fire department is an insurance policy. Insurance that someone is going to show up to your worst day to intervene and work towards the best outcome possible. A second ambulance is a needed critical component of that insurance policy.
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Appropriate staffing levels are needed to insure the district has ambulances available when needed. Minutes count!
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Despite not having proper photos of the entirety of our female staff members to post, we still recognize the importance of all of our female fire, EMS and administrative staff for their contributions to making North Park Fire what we are. They're an important part of the department every day, not just International Woman's Day! (Chief got a crash course in AI images today...)
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Did you know that regardless of what we bill for ambulance rides - insurance providers, Medicare and Medicaid pay only a fraction of what's billed? This isn't just a North Park problem, this is a systemic issue nationwide.
Quick tip: If your insurance provider rejects a 911 ambulance bill by claiming the provider is "out of network" on your explanation of benefits, this is a tactic to not pay. Fight this, call your provider and explain that emergency services are exempt from being out of network and demand the claim be reprocessed. This often corrects the issue.
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Yes, very true! You are already paying for it so get the payment for the fire department! If everyone did this the taxes could be lowered!
Under EMTALA Law the insurance has to process as in network!
Who knew!