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LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 30, 2016
lpgraphics.net• We are no longer a volunteer organization and rely almost entirely on paid paramedic/
EMT staff to provide 24/7 emergency care
• Volunteers are still welcome however few meet the demanding EMT and Paramedic
training/experience requirements
• Our ambulance crews answered 1091 calls for service in 2015
• Our ambulance crews were generally able to get to the patient in five to ten minutes
• Our annual budget is over $500,000
• Nearly all our funding comes from private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and patients
• Private and government insurance programs severely discount (by 52%) the payments
for emergency ambulance services
• Our average annual deficit is $52,000 for each of the past five years
• Unpaid patient bills add significantly to this deficit
• We cannot refuse care even if a patient neglects to pay their bill
• In 2015 the Town of LeRoy provided $30,000 in supplementary aid to LAS
Information About Your
LeRoy Ambulance Service
October 20, 2016
Le Roy
Pennysaver
DEADLINE
For
DISPLAY ADS
Is
12 Noon
On
Wednesdays
For more information visit our website:
www.LeRoyEMS.org