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To: Erik Kropp, Interim County Administrator
From: Scott Johnson, Director, DCHS
Tom Kuhn, Community Health Program Manager, DCHS
CC:
Date: 3/812012
Re: Appointment of Ambulance Service Area (ASA) Plan Committee
We would like to request that the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approve the
appointment of the "Deschutes County Ambulance Service Area Advisory Committee," as
listed on the attached form. The principal function of the committee is to monitor the
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) system within Deschutes County, which consists of eight
Ambulance Service Areas (ASA's). The ASA's have defined boundaries in the Plan and
include Bend, Black Butte Ranch, Bums, Crooked River Ranch, LaPine, Redmond, Sisters and
Sunriver.
The ASA Plan is a document contained within Deschutes County Code 8.30.1 OO-Appendix
A. that grants certain rights to the EMS franchisees for ambulance transports. Each
franchise is broken down into a geographical area which defines their service area. The
Oregon Health Authority sent a letter to Deschutes County Health Services requesting that
the ASA Plan be opened to include the new titles and rules which recently passed
legislation. While the ASA Plan is open, some EMS franchisees would like to request
proposed changes. Approval of the ASA Committee will allow this process to occur.
It is stipulated within the Deschutes County ASA Plan that the County Commissioners
appoint the ASA members, in order for the members to officially meet and discuss EMS
issues and to make revisions to the ASA Plan when needed. The last appointment of
members took place in 2008 and therefore there is a need for new appointments. The
proposed list of members contains the professional demographics required by the Plan and
is comprised of 11 members at this time.
We would appreciate your approval of the proposed committee list and would be happy to
make any changes or answer any questions. Thank you for your consideration.
Proposed Deschutes County Ambulance Service Area (ASA) Advisory Committee -February 2012
Appointed Expires Name Organization City, St Zip
Feb-12 Mathew Eschelbach, D.O. Physician Advisor 60371 Tall Pine Ave Bend,OR 97702
Feb-12 Tom Wright Bend Fire Department 1212 SW Simpson Ave Bend, OR 97702
Feb-12 Tom Kuhn Health Services 2577 NW Courtney Dr. Bend, OR 97701
Feb-12 Don Webber Deschutes Co. S.O. 63333 W. Hwy 20 Bend, OR 97701
Feb-12 Dan Daugherty La Pine Fire Department PO Box 10 La Pine, OR 97739 I
Feb-12 Rick Silbaugh Deschutes Co. 911 20355 Poe Sholes Bend, OR 97701
Feb-12 Jared Jeffcott Sunriver Fire Dept. 57475 Abbot Dr. Sunriver, OR 97707
Feb-12 Doug Kelly Redmond Fire &Rescue 341 NW Dogwood Ave Redmond, OR 97756
Feb-12 Jeremy Ast Sisters Fire Department PO Box 1509 Sisters, OR 97759
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Feb-12 Justin Walkes Black Butte Ranch Fire PO Box 8000 Black Butte, OR 97759
Feb-12 Alysha Gilpatrick Crooked River Ranch 6971 SW Shad Road CRR,OR 97760
Feb-12 Vacant Public Member -......----------