911 bids in 2015 (LA COUNTY)
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FoleyArtist
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anyone have an update on the bids? i'm already hearing rumors that doctors lost all their contracts, care won them, and emergency kept their contracts. also another rumor that lynch might've gotten a zone? the only thing constant about the 2 rumors i heard is CARE swept OC?
gonefishing
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No word around here. Look forward to hearing about it.
Saw this recently:
http://www.voiceofoc.org/countywide...cle_b3417802-6379-11e4-b5f7-7b723784b066.html
"On Oct. 9, the Health Care Agency issued its recommendations to the Board of Supervisors -- which immediately drew fire from ambulance firms.
These recommendations made Care Ambulance Services Inc. of Orange County the big winner, and Doctor’s Ambulance Service of Laguna Hills the most substantial loser of current market share.
AmeriCare lost its only city here, Villa Park. And McCormick Ambulance of Irvine didn’t get into the region’s coveted paramedic support network.
Doctor’s, AmeriCare and McCormick all filed protests, which the county declared moot after the process was cancelled.
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Events surrounding the zone for Placentia and Yorba Linda were cited by some officials as an example of questionable review tactics.
During the review, the Health Care Agency requested that the two eventual highest bidders -- Emergency and Care -- appear for interview sessions in September before a panel to answer about seven questions.
In final scoring, records show the numerical scores for Care and Emergency Service Inc. of Brea were almost identical, with Emergency Service Inc. rated higher by less than one point."
http://www.voiceofoc.org/countywide...cle_b3417802-6379-11e4-b5f7-7b723784b066.html
"On Oct. 9, the Health Care Agency issued its recommendations to the Board of Supervisors -- which immediately drew fire from ambulance firms.
These recommendations made Care Ambulance Services Inc. of Orange County the big winner, and Doctor’s Ambulance Service of Laguna Hills the most substantial loser of current market share.
AmeriCare lost its only city here, Villa Park. And McCormick Ambulance of Irvine didn’t get into the region’s coveted paramedic support network.
Doctor’s, AmeriCare and McCormick all filed protests, which the county declared moot after the process was cancelled.
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Events surrounding the zone for Placentia and Yorba Linda were cited by some officials as an example of questionable review tactics.
During the review, the Health Care Agency requested that the two eventual highest bidders -- Emergency and Care -- appear for interview sessions in September before a panel to answer about seven questions.
In final scoring, records show the numerical scores for Care and Emergency Service Inc. of Brea were almost identical, with Emergency Service Inc. rated higher by less than one point."
gonefishing
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LOL its reminiscent of the AMR take over of yesteryear! How did the care bears get stronger when they were accused of favoritism in the past? Oh thats right! European deep pockets aka Faulk. Will they kill off jobs in LA county as well in the future? Or absorb all the lay offs?
The 911 RFP/contract was approved today by the board of supervisors. Care takes most cities and Emergency retained Yorba Linda and Placentia. Doctors did not take any zone and will only have Laguna Beach left. Doctors and a couple other companies will serve as "backup" to CARE and Emergency for 911.
Patrick Holland
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Does anyone think that Schaefer will lose their LA County EOA?
toyskater86
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i haven't heard anything of them not loosing it....
Mufasa556
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Oh god yes. After the OC take over by Care, I'm sure Jimmy McNeil is pretty nervous. I would be. Though, Schaefer is in bed pretty deep with the City of Pomona.
Purely rumors with no substantiation, I've heard that Schaefer has been up for sale for a while. The family's asking price is just way too high for anyone to bite and why pay all that money when you can just take the contract away in another 6-8 months.
gonefishing
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The Schaefer kids want nothing to do with the business. I heard bankruptcy rumors.
Jim37F
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Considering Schaefer has been the only one to show any serious interest in hiring me lately, reading this is making me go 
FoleyArtist
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Considering Schaefer has been the only one to show any serious interest in hiring me lately, reading this is making me go
what about care, amr, mccormick? any amr IE? they're all actively hiring. care is doing monthly orientations and AMR IE is doing 2 orientations a month!
Jim37F
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Hand delivered an app for McCormick per their website instructions, about 3 weeks ago, no phone calls or anything from them so far.
I applied at AMR for Irwindale, Rancho Cucamonga, and Riverside, took their written test, was told I passed, but also that I had just missed their last interview/test group of the year and unless they had a last minute cancellation to not expect a call back until after the new year, this was also about 3 weeks ago, and a few days ago I was on AMRs website and I saw that all three of those apps are now listed on my profile as "Declined/Closed"
Patrick Holland
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Hand delivered an app for McCormick per their website instructions, about 3 weeks ago, no phone calls or anything from them so far.
I applied at AMR for Irwindale, Rancho Cucamonga, and Riverside, took their written test, was told I passed, but also that I had just missed their last interview/test group of the year and unless they had a last minute cancellation to not expect a call back until after the new year, this was also about 3 weeks ago, and a few days ago I was on AMRs website and I saw that all three of those apps are now listed on my profile as "Declined/Closed"
PM me dude in regards to McCormick.
Sounds like he's going to discourage you, based off his other posts.