A wedge has been driven between the township administration and Silverton EMS, resulting in the mayor telling residents in that area of town that their official first aid squad will change in 2019.
A letter was sent to Silverton residents from the mayor’s office stating that while Silverton EMS provided “dedicated, competent service,” a financial situation has resulted in the change.
This happened in Brick. Now when you use EMS it now costs you $$$$ (over a thousand). My son was in a minor accident and the cop (in good faith) suggested he go to the hospital it ran almost 2K for Berkeley EMS when his friend could have just given him a ride. His diagnosis…contusion aka: bruise
Thats ridiculous. EMS should be a required municipal service just like fire.
You’re 100% right!
But who pays? The requirement to volunteer is very demanding- so it’s necessary to have paid staff available. Maybe they could be paid similar to how charity care works when people don’t have insurance coverage
Municipal EMS only soft bills – only receives what the insurance company pays. Now the para medics are a different story.
Yea but there is a difference between municipal agency and a service like quality. Or maybe they could have met them in the middle like other ocean county towns. Private ems is there to make money. Municipal services are not but they are expected to make money back for the township. Unlike fire, who doesn’t have a budget they need to reimburse someone for.
Fire doesn’t have a budget??? I would love to know what fire house doesn’t have a budget……lol
Finish the sentence dude, that they need to reimburse someone for. EMS better not cost the twp much money or they’re toast
Who’s making money on this change, that’s the question!
Yet we can run narcan all over town for free with no consequences for the heroine that was being done
Michael Zbikowski you’re saying because bls can administer narcan now, volunteers can be paid through billing??? Invalid argument there. Volunteer means just that, volunteer…..
John Anderson point being a resident can be charged a grand or more for a ambulance for a medical emergency. But the police and ems respond to overdoses and the attic is not held responsible for the drugs or a potential bill all while a hard working responsible family has to wonder if they should call ems for a legitimate medical emergency in fear of getting a huge bill.
John Anderson so your saying if a volunteer EMS Squad comes out to a medical call there is no bill?
Volunteers have been billing Insurance companies for a long time in order to recover costs. Many of them accept what the Insurance companies pay as full payment, and write off the rest of the bill to the patient. I know, because I was involved with such an EMS Agency. It helped the budget immensely. Note: the volunteers did not get paid. But there are still costs involved.
Hillel Dershowitz so the patiant can be billed for a 2000 thousand dollar ride to the hospital If they have no insurance? How do I sign up to be an illegal immigrant?
Ah Toms River. Where you pay some
Of the highest taxes in the country, and they give you less and less and ask for more and more. But the Hasidic population has their kids buses to schools in another town for free.
The Mayor must be suffering from Dementia…. He spends money on the hasidics that should be coming out of their pockets for busing children. If you ever look behind the police station at how many unnecessary vehicles are just parked there that rarely get used. They buy buildings like the red roof inn because they dont like the residents that were living there, but yet those same residents get free Narcan when they OD. He supports raising taxes but yet we have some of the worst roads post Sandy that need repair…. Why you would mess with emergency services like Silverton EMS is just ridiculous…
We lost The Hub, Phil’s, now the EMS?? Silverton will never be the same,
Happy Hanukkah
It’s probably a pissing contest between the Mayor and the senior leader at the Silverton EMS.. Toms River politics are corrupt and unprofessional. It’s about Time they give the mayor a dribble cup and send him to a home….
BIG MISTAKE
Money grab.
Correct me if I’m wrong…but isn’t Silverton part of Toms River Twp and would fall under the jurisdiction of TRPD paid EMS??
According to the article sounds like someone got greedy ! Why is Silverton EMS paying volunteers? Follow the money ???