Jesse Ortiz
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just wanted some advice one some stuff relating to a private service im wanting to open. if you guys wouldnt mind, if you do not want to help it is understood. thanks
anyone here own there own ems company that wouldnt mind helping a fellow medic out?
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mycrofft
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I don't own one, but I talked to my bosses a lot.
START OUT WITH A MOUNTAIN OF MONEY. Make friends with city hall. Take on IFT's. Set up a separate corporation to buy, refurb, and lease your transport company its vehicles. Buy an extant company. Have a good business plan, and don't count on taking a vacation for a very long time.
START OUT WITH A MOUNTAIN OF MONEY. Make friends with city hall. Take on IFT's. Set up a separate corporation to buy, refurb, and lease your transport company its vehicles. Buy an extant company. Have a good business plan, and don't count on taking a vacation for a very long time.
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What do you need to know?
Don't own a company, but I do run one. If you have any specific questions, I might be able to help. Best advice though, if you have no experience in EMS management or running an ambulance company, I would suggest getting experience on someone else's dollar before you go make inevitable mistakes once you're the one footing the bill. And best of luck to you on your venture.
Don't own a company, but I do run one. If you have any specific questions, I might be able to help. Best advice though, if you have no experience in EMS management or running an ambulance company, I would suggest getting experience on someone else's dollar before you go make inevitable mistakes once you're the one footing the bill. And best of luck to you on your venture.
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This +1
In the process of starting one myself. You won't get a vacation for a long time and it costs alot. Don't forget to pay yourself a wage. Get a GOOD marketing/sales person. I can't emphasize that one enough, without someone constantly bringing customers in, you won't survive.
Part of a sound business plan is a thorough supply and demand evaluation. Do you have the supply of a marketable resource that is in demand? It needs to be one of the first questions you ask yourself. If not, then honestly, you are wasting your time and money.
OP, I'm not sure where you are in Texas, however please head the advice above. If you are attempting this indeavor in a larger metropolitan area (especially Houston), then you are adding yet another IFT service with no viable reputation to an already saturated state wide market. My apologies for being blunt, but every Tom, ****, and Harry in Texas starts up a private service to make a little "gravy money". The majority are gone within a year for what ever reason (usually due to inefficient operations and money management from a Paramedic who thinks they can become an instant business expert). The rest add nothing more than a dilution of services already available and causes facilities to lowball their contractural offerings. This is the prime reason Houston has the Medicare fraud rate it does.
Considering the current economy, the aforementioned saturation of unneeded services, and the current Medicare task force operations in Texas, I honestly don't know why anyone would sink a single penny into starting their own private company in the Lone Star State.............
OP, I'm not sure where you are in Texas, however please head the advice above. If you are attempting this indeavor in a larger metropolitan area (especially Houston), then you are adding yet another IFT service with no viable reputation to an already saturated state wide market. My apologies for being blunt, but every Tom, ****, and Harry in Texas starts up a private service to make a little "gravy money". The majority are gone within a year for what ever reason (usually due to inefficient operations and money management from a Paramedic who thinks they can become an instant business expert). The rest add nothing more than a dilution of services already available and causes facilities to lowball their contractural offerings. This is the prime reason Houston has the Medicare fraud rate it does.
Considering the current economy, the aforementioned saturation of unneeded services, and the current Medicare task force operations in Texas, I honestly don't know why anyone would sink a single penny into starting their own private company in the Lone Star State.............
As someone owns an ambulance company i have to laugh at some of the replys(okay most of them).
I was able to be semi absent owner 6 month after starting an ambulance company. You just need to be able to identify the area you want to work in and where you can get your clients from. Once you do that you need to advertise, advertise, advertise. Many times in person which means go to nursing homes in person and ask to speak manager or who ever handles scheduling transports. Many times it will be Rn. Also contract other ambulance company and offer to be back up provider. If you contract enough ems someone will say sure. Good luck.
I was able to be semi absent owner 6 month after starting an ambulance company. You just need to be able to identify the area you want to work in and where you can get your clients from. Once you do that you need to advertise, advertise, advertise. Many times in person which means go to nursing homes in person and ask to speak manager or who ever handles scheduling transports. Many times it will be Rn. Also contract other ambulance company and offer to be back up provider. If you contract enough ems someone will say sure. Good luck.
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I'd advise learning the difference between their, there, and they're, before you do anything else.
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There are over 300 ambulance companies in the Houston area and Medicare fraud thru dialysis transports is unbelievable. Several Houston Fire Department stations are listed as business addresses by some of these companies and many Houston FireFighters Paramedics own ambulance services. However, many ambulance services are owned by Middle Eastern foreigners that are just looking to suck the teat of the government. Some of these companies falsify records to make them payable by the govt. and when they are caught they are gone back to where they came from, and money is never recovered. Houston is a tough market, especially for legitimate operators who try to follow the law.