2015 Operations Budget

Summary

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.

FY 2015 Revenue

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

FY 2015 Expenses

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 rhotchkiss@sccems.org 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.