Government wants to create an integrated ambulance system

    Thursday, 10 August 2023 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Three consulting contracts have been awarded as part of the next phase

    Government has announced three consulting contracts have been awarded as part of the next phase of creating an integrated ambulance service in this province. The contracts total $581,500. Healthcare Strategists has been awarded slightly more than $300,000 to provide technical and research advisory services for the procurement of ambulance services. LifeFlight of Maine gets $246,000 for helicopter emergency medical service planning to inform future decision making on the design of the overall emergency air ambulance system. RFP Solutions will spend $35,000 as a fairness advisor and will provide services as an independent third party overseeing and monitoring the procurement of ambulance services.

    Information on tenders and requests for proposals issued and awarded by the department and other public bodies is available by visiting www.merx.com/govnl.

     

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