HELENA AND LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTY ARE TAKING
BIDS FOR A COMPANY TO PROVIDE
AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE
HELENA VALLEY.[(***ACURTIS*
**)]M-T-N'S JONATHON AMBARIAN
HAS MORE
ON HOW THEY'LL MAKE THEIR
DECISION.###




{THE CITY AND COUNTY EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD IS
CURRENTLY SOLICITING FOR A
QUALIFIED AMBULANCE COMPANY.}{TO
PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TRANSPORT IN MOST OF
LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY.}{HELENA
FIRE CHIEF KEN WOOD SAID ST.
PETER'S HEALTH HAS
HELD THE AMBULANCE CONTRACT FOR
ABOUT 20 YEARS.}{THAT CONTRACT
IS NOW SET TO EXPIRE.}{HE
SAID THEY HAVE NO ISSUES WITH
THE SERVICE ST.
PETER'S HAS PROVIDED.}{BUT THEY
WANT TO LOOK AT ALL
OPTIONS.}{CG: KEN WOOD, HELENA
FIRE CHIEF}{“WE JUST FEEL
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, AS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COMMUNITY,
TO THE
TAXPAYER, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE BEING FAIR, THAT WE ARE
LOOKING FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE
SERVICE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
TRANSPARENT AND HAVE A FAIR
PROCESS.”}{WOOD
SAID LEADERS WILL BE LOOKING FOR
AN AMBULANCE SERVICE THAT CAN
MAINTAIN THE CURRENT
LEVELS OF SERVICE AND WORK WELL
IN RURAL AREAS.}{THE COMPANY
WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO
THE HELENA VALLEY AND THE WOLF
CREEK AND CANYON CREEK
AREAS.}{AND ASSIST IN
THE LINCOLN AND AUGUSTA
AREAS.}{THE CITY AND COUNTY WILL
TAKE BIDS THROUGH AUGUST
FIFTH.}{WOOD SAID THEY HOPE TO
CHOOSE A PROVIDER AND START
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
THIS FALL.}{AND WRAP UP THE
PROCESS BY THE END OF THE
YEAR.}{WOOD SAID, REGARDLESS OF
WHAT
DECISION THEY MAKE, THE HOPE IS
THAT THE PUBLIC WON'T NOTICE ANY
DIFFERENCES.}{“WE DON'T
WISH TO SEE ANY CHANGE IN LEVEL
OF SERVICE, AND OUR HOPE AND
BELIEF IS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN THAT.”}{IN HELENA,
JONATHON AMBARIAN, M-T-N
NEWS.}{###}




[(***ACURTIS***)]WOOD SAID THE
CITY AND COUNTY HAVEN’T YET
RECEIVED ANY
PROPOSALS.[(***ESCHULTZ***)]SAIN
T PETER’S RELEASED A STATEMENT
TO M-T-
N, SAYING...“SAINT PETER'S
HEALTH HAS PROVIDED EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THE GREATER
HELENA AREA FOR MANY YEARS, AND
WE WILL BE RESPONDING TO THE
CITY-COUNTY REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS TO CONTINUE
PROVIDING EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICE.OUR
GROWING TEAM OF MORE THAN 50
TALENTED PARAMEDICS, ADVANCED
E-M-TS AND E-M-TS IS
PROUD TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY BY
HAVING A PRESENCE AT VARIOUS
COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROVIDING
HIGH QUALITY EMERGENCY
MEDICAL CARE.”###
[(***ACUR
