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Mission StatementTo deliver leading-edge, quality, pre-hospital,
regional, advanced life support emergency medical services designed to dynamically meet
the needs of the citizens and visitors of our communities, through a unified team of caring
professionals with an overriding goal of improving patient outcomes.
Core Values• EXCELLENCE
• FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE
• TRANSPARENCY
• PROFESSIONALISM
• COMMUNITY GUIDED
• TEAM-BASED CULTURE
• INTEGRITY
• ACCOUNTABILITY
2014 Accomplishments• Safety- 0 providers injuries and 0 loss time• Billing Revenue Enhancement: A year long focus on
improving billing efficiency and increasing billing revenue. This was accomplished by:– Contracting with a new billing vendor– Restructuring of fee schedule– Reduced time from call completion to submission of bill
• Implementation of Complete Quality Improvement Program: SCCEMS Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement program was developed and implemented.
• Cardiac Monitor Service Life Extension Program- Completion of Phase II to refurbish the Philips MrX cardiac monitors extending the service life of the monitors by 5-8 years.
2015 SCCEMS Leadership TeamChief Executive Officer
Bob Hotchkiss BA NREMT-P
Board ChairmanJames Goss RN
Board Vice-Chair Board Secretary/Treasurer Bob Barto Sharon Goldie
Board Members Timothy Green William Wohl Sr.
Mike Reynolds William Bond
Jim McLeod Harold Walls
Charles Foy Sr. Mike Keiter
Chuck Freese
Medical Director- Alexander Fernandez MD
Budget Overview• SCCEMS will operate on a balanced budget
for 2015. The budget reflects: – 1% increase in call volume over 2014– Expected billing revenue increase– Increase in expenses due to benefit premiums
and capital expenditures.– No increase in municipal request (remains at .1
mil- Request millage unchanged in 10 years)
2015 Operations Objectives• Customer service upgrades through:
– Identity- New distinctive staff uniforms– Operational Efficiency
• Unit peak time statusing to reduce response times and increase patient.
• Utilization of new Chester County CAD system to increase response effectiveness.
• Increase operational staffing by one additional ALS unit during peak time evaluation.
• Purchase of new paramedic vehicle for Avondale station• Increased community outreach with educational and
informational programs • Monthly reporting to our municipal partners.
Sources of Revenue
• Patient Billing• Municipal Funding• Fund Drive Donations• Grants• Interest Income• Other
FY 2015 Budget Revenue
Patient Billing $ 600,000 Municipal Funding $ 375,000Fund Drive Donations $ 100,000Grants $ 20,000Other $ 4,500
* Other includes education income and equipment disposal revenue.
Billing Revenue Overview• SCCEMS bills patients and their insurance
for services provided.– Billing rates unchanged in 2015.– Rates are based on Medicare bundled levels– Vendor changes have resulted in increased return
of revenue which has offset past year declines.– Of annual charges for service, SCCEMS writes off
55% to government contractural allowance (Medicare and Medicaid), 16% to bad debt and receives only about 25% of charges billed.
Sources of Expense• Wages & Benefits• Reserves• Capital Equipment• Operations• Insurance• Contract Services• Training• Other
FY 2015 Budget ExpensesWages & Benefits $ 799,000
Capital Equipment $ 58,500
Station Costs $ 21,000
Operations $ 64,000
Insurance $ 52,000
Contract Services $ 91,975
Training $ 14,000
Other $ 3,500
5 Year Capital Budget Plan (Update)_ The SCCEMS Board of Directors and Operations staff have developed a 5
years Capital Budget Plan to meet future operational needs.
• 2013– $6,000 cardiac monitor upgrades- COMPLETE– $3,000 computer upgrades- COMPLETE
• 2014– $43,000 New Vehicle- MOVED TO 2015
• 2015– $ 7,000 cardiac monitor upgrades- COMPLETED IN 2014– $ 5,000 CAD Upgrades– $ 52,000- New Responder Vehicle for Avondale Station
• 2016– $52,000 New Responder Vehicle for JRH Station
• 2017– $ 5,000 Equipment and gear upgrades
All municipal funding received goes directly into operations for the support of advanced life support
operations.Without municipal funding, our annual loss would be
$ 375,000
FY 2015 Projects/ Programs• New Paramedic Responder vehicle
• Uniform upgrades
• Peak time study
• Operations under a new CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system by the County.
Thank you for your support!
Please contact SCCEMS Chief/CEO Bob Hotchkiss at 610.869.1327 or [email protected] if you would like a
presentation to your municipality. Monthly municipal updates will be received via e-mail by the 7th of each month. 2014 Annual Reports will be distributed to all municipalities in late Spring.