Re: Re: [TEXAS_EMS] To all Bastrop County EMS personell - We wan...

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For better or worse, I'll just say that MetroCare is probably the least

slimy and most ethical of the private services in Texas. They've always had

decent hiring standards and don't seem to be subjected to the " routine

compliance

audits " that a certain defunct private EMS in East Texas experienced.

Here's hoping that Guardian lives up to MetroCare's standards and doesn't

end up as a clone of GoldStar...

-Wes

In a message dated 2/9/2007 3:33:25 PM Central Standard Time,

shu_fpvfd@... writes:

" MetroCare is turning into another Rural Metro---leaving Texas as

fast as they can. "

OMG! What Rubbish! I have had the PLEASURE of working along side

MetroCare in Bastrop County as one of many county first responders,

actually as President of our FRO for the last few years.

MetroCare has gone far and above their contract with the county.

And let me just add here, their response times were above the

minimum requirements of the contract. MetroCare was kind enough to

allow Bastrop County First Responders (BCFR) to hold their business

and training meetings at their Bastrop facility. When we felt we

needed better training and skills testing, MetroCare provided their

folks free of charge to come out and help us out. They even brought

along their own equipment for us to train with. Want to talk about

the AED's that MetroCare has loaned us for use in field?

Bastrop County finally had a service that could pay and retain good

medics. We no longer fell like a training ground for newbie's.

Folks were actually staying and enjoying their work. The trucks were

well staffed, stocked and ready to roll and it really hasn't been

that uncommon the past four or five months to have about seven units

in the county at any given time.

Yes, I sing praises for MetroCare, but they are well desired! Just

this last December, when we lost a dear friend, first responder,

Five Points VFD firefighter and Paramedic, while still on scene

devastated by our loss, a MetroCare unit was dispatched make sure we

were ok. That act of kindness and compassion didn't go unnoticed by

our Fire Chief.

I agree the shame is on Bastrop County. MetroCare was caught up in

a political battle during the last election in our county. It is

indeed our loss. The local paper just announced that Bastrop County

Commissioners have agreed to take Guardian EMS of Columbus as its

provider for up to a year. We will work with Guardian as we have all

the others, but I do question their ability live up to the standard

that MetroCare provided for all the reasons Mike has stated.

MetroCare, sadly I bid you adieu! Thank you for everything you have

done for us in Bastrop County. Bob, Eddie, Janine, Dawn, Manny,

, Molly, Dispatch, all the medics out in the trenches… God

Speed my friends and God Bless!

Sherry

Five Points FF/EMT

Past President BCFR

I agree the shame and blame is on Bastrop County. It is indeed our

loss. MetroCare is turning into another Rural Metro---leaving Texas

as fast as they

can.

> " Ain't scared to be yellow " is supposed to be a

professional email

> address for a company taking over a county EMS contract and

looking

> to hire current system providers?

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> God help the citizens of Bastrop County... and to the current hard-

> working folks at Metrocare - take a look at this email - is this

> REALLY who you want to be working for?

>

> Mike

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> On Feb 6, 2007, at 9:43 PM, aintscaredtobeyello On Feb

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> > On March 1st 2007, Guardian EMS will be the new provider for

Bastrop

> > County and we would like to speak with all curent employees. In

an

> > effort to retain the current staff we will be holding employee

> > meetings in the immediate future. Please visit our website at

> > www.guardian- www.guardian-<WBR>ems.com to fill out an onli

will be

> > contacted. You may also contact the East Texas Region Operations

> > Manager at jfowler@... We look forward to working with

> > you and serving Bastrop County.

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