Town Council may pull the trigger Tuesday on a proposal to form an in-house ambulance service in Gilbert that could begin operations as early as May.
On the consent agenda are two purchase requests – $1.4 million to buy six ambulances and $253,000 to buy six ambulance stretchers and power cots.
According to officials, a town-operated ambulance service would ensure all parts of Gilbert are equally served – which they say is not happening now with American Medical Response.
AMR assigns four ambulances to service the town of about 254,000, with two more medical transports added during peak times. The contract with AMR may be extended for two years on Tuesday, which staff said would give time for the town to explore its options.
One of the termination clauses in the agreement states that either side can opt out for any reason at any time with a 90-day written notice.