Port Jervis Volunteer Ambulance Corps ceasing operations

[Gomer 25]

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PORT JERVIS - After more than 58 years of service to the City of Port Jervis, the Town of Deerpark, and the borough of Matamoras, Pa., the Port Jervis Volunteer Ambulance Corps has ceased operation due to lack of funding.

 

 

http://www.recordonline.com/news/20161118/port-jervis-volunteer-ambulance-corps-ceasing-operations

[fire patrol nyc 153]

Sad commentary on the times we live in,Ton's of dollars sent overseas not enough spent here where they are needed......

[huzzie59 75]

So they can run an ambulance Corp that does 2,000 call a year in $30 to $40,000 a year?

[EMT111 149]

21 hours ago, huzzie59 said:

So they can run an ambulance Corp that does 2,000 call a year in $30 to $40,000 a year?

Don't Count Port Jervis out just yet, And that would be $30 - $40,000 a year from just the city, on top of whatever the town set aside for the corps, billing, and whatever other revenue sources they have

[201/65 94]

Speaking to some, it seems that their dreams were larger than their budget. They provided ALS/BLS transport for Deerpark and Port Jervis, for a while they were providing only BLS transport from Matamoras due to PA DOH issues, and ALS services to Lumberland. The word volunteer in their name, like so many others in our area, reflects mostly the volunteer board of directors and the paid staff handled 99% of their calls. They did approach Deerpark and Port Jervis when during budget season, however the city wanted to see all the books, setup some checks and balances, and get a guarantee they or Deerpark would always have an ambulance (meaning 1 bus, no go on M/A) if they were to begin paying for their services. There was also some discussion on how much could they provide without having to go out to RFP or bid.

[EMT111 149]

http://www.recordonline.com/news/20161122/deal-oked-to-save-port-jervis-volunteer-ambulance-corp

[201/65 94]

This article misses some key parts to this agreement; to cover only Port Jervis and Deerpark as primary, around the clock staffing, and the board of directors for PJVAC was changed from members of the organization to a 3 person board with the membership and each municipality having a seat. 

[EMT111 149]

2 hours ago, 201/65 said:

This article misses some key parts to this agreement; to cover only Port Jervis and Deerpark as primary, around the clock staffing, and the board of directors for PJVAC was changed from members of the organization to a 3 person board with the membership and each municipality having a seat. 

The article does mention that Port Jervis Vac will only cover Deerpark and Port Jervis, and at least as far as I'm aware, there was never a point where there wasn't around the clock staffing, at least in the recent years