TAMRMS#: B06
10.3
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Alberta Health Services - Provision of EMS Services
Presented by: Everett Cooke, Director (Fire Chief), Emergency Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That the CAO be authorized to execute an agreement between the City of St. Albert and Alberta Health Services for the continued provision of EMS ground ambulance services for a term of up to 5 years, including renewals, on terms and conditions acceptable to the CAO.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To provide Council information related to recent contract negotiations with Alberta Health Services and to authorize the CAO to execute the agreement proposed by Alberta Health Servies.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
History
The City of St. Albert has provided pre-hospital care for residents since 1977. On April 1st, 2009, Alberta Health Services (AHS) assumed this responsibility throughout the Province of Alberta. This responsibility led to the consolidation of 12 separate health entities into one authority. As a part of this endeavor, AHS acquired the necessary staff and equipment to deliver services, creating three centralized dispatch centers providing stand alone medical dispatch, while contracting several fire services to continue delivering EMS services within their respective communities.
The City of St. Albert is one of seven municipal fire services still under contract to deliver these services.
Since 2009, the City of St. Albert has entered two service contracts with AHS. The first was signed in 2009 and the second in 2014. As required, St. Albert has agreed to multiple contract extensions addressing lapses in contractual timelines, while ensuring local service delivery to residents.
Negotiations
In mid 2022, AHS announced their desire to enter negotiations on what would be St. Albert's third service contract. Negotiations commenced nearly a year later with the delay resulting in further contract extensions.
Although there was a gap between AHS's announcement and the co...
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