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RESIDENTIAL

AMBULANCE

CLUB

2006 - 2007

A personal service

for you

and your family

Each year our ambulances respond to more than 2,700 calls, providing assistance when emergency medical services are needed by you and your family.

Consider the following:

  1. Most users of the ambulance service never expect that they will need an ambulance.
  2. Ambulance is the safest and most immediate access to a hospital in an emergency.
  3. Two fully equipped ambulances, respond to calls at all hours of the day, each day.

 

AMBULANCE CLUB RESIDENTIAL SERVICE

The following information provides necessary details on how the Ambulance Club works. Take a few minutes to read over the material and to provide the life saving service for you and your family.

Why is the Talleyville Fire Company offering the Ambulance Club Program?

The need for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to the residents of our fire district is provided by the Talleyville Fire Company as one of the services identified as a critical community service. The Volunteer Fire Services throughout the State of Delaware provide such service in each of their communitie,


What is the Ambulance Club Program?

The Talleyville Fire Company Provides EMS services on a 24 hour a day basis to you and the members of your family for an annual fee of $30.00


What Period is covered in the Program?

July 1 through June 30. each year


What services are Provided?

All emergency calls 24 hours a day,7 days a week,365 days a year.


What does my $30.00 Ambulance Club Program fee provide for me and my family?

In the event that you or a member of your family require the EMS services, the $30.00 program fee will cover the co-pay on your health care insurance, no matter how many times you may make use of the EMS services


How does my health care insurance interact with the Ambulance Club Program?

All EMS services provided by the Talleyville Fire Company are billed to your healthcare insurance provider in the amount of $300.00. we accept the payment made by your health insurance carrier for the EMS services and you are not responsible for the co-payment as a result of your membership in the Ambulance Club Program

 

What happens if my health insurance carrier does not approve payment for the EMS services provided by the Talleyville Fire Company?

(a)                In the event your health care insurance carrier makes a determination that the EMS services provided by the Talleyville Fire Company was not of a medical necessity, your are responsible for payment in the amount that would normally be paid under the Medicare contract for required ambulance service.

(b)               In the event that your health care insurance carrier makes a determination that an ambulance was not needed for transporting your to the hospital, you are responsible for the total amount of the bill for services.

      (c)    In the event that either of the two denials for payment are made by your insurance carrier, as
indicated  above,and you believe that your situation falls within the  realm of a “medical Necessity”, your will need to secure a note from your physician attesting to the necessity of being transported by an ambulance. Please send this note to the Talleyville Fire Company, P.O. Box 7025, Wilmington ,De 19803-9981

 

What happens if I do not have any health care insurance?

The Talleyville Fire Company will not refuse EMS services based on ability to pay.

 

How are the Ambulance Club Program fees and payments from the health care insurance carriers used?

The Talleyville Fire Company employs Emergency Medical Technicians trained in national certification standards on a 24 hour basis to provide the best in EMS services for you and your family. Extensive and on-going training for the technicians, medical supplies, two EMS units, Insurance and maintenance costs are funded by the program fees and the insurance carrier billing.

What hospitals can I be taken to?

All Medical Center of Delaware hospitals, St. Francis Hospital, Riverside Hospital, other Wilmington hospitals, the Crozer Chester Medical Center and the Riddle Hospital. Please keep in mind that in cases of “Life Threatening Emergencies” we must transport all patients to the closest medical facility capable of handling the medical problem and in some cases “Medical Control” will dictate what hospital is best equipped for the emergency.

 

Do EMS services Include doctor’s office and clinic appointments?

No. the EMS services are provided for emergency needs only. The emergency services which would normally require going to the hospital or trauma center. Ambulance transport for hospital admissions or discharge are NOT provided.

 

What are my Alternatives to Club Service?

If we provide ambulance service to someone who does not subscribe to the Ambulance Club, a charge in the amount of $300.00 will be made, leaving you responsible for all monies not covered by insurance carriers.

 

When do I get the opportunity to subscribe to the Ambulance Club?

Subscriptions are open through the months of June, July and August.

 

How do I subscribe to the Ambulance Club?

By tearing off the coupon on the enclosed subscription form and returning it with $30.00 in the enclosed self-addressed envelop.

(online Inquires may be made by emailing this site for a package to be sent in the mail ).

 

 

 

Special Note

 

There may be times when the two Talleyville Fire Company Ambulances  are in service providing EMS services to the other residents. When that occurs, your call for a medical emergency may result in an EMS unit from another fire company responding to your call.

 

If you receive an invoice from that fire company for services rendered, after your insurance carrier has paid the contract amount on your health care plan, send a copy of the remaining bill to the Talleyville Fire Company, P.O. Box 7025, Wilmington, DE 19803-9981.

 

If you have questions or concerns please click on the mailbox to contact us.

Or call us at 477-1425

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT