Show I A Report To People I The South Davis Havis The first ambulance run was m de on August 3 1950 from which time this report ts is being made As of Aug 28 1952 there have been calls answered in which transportation was required Of these there have been 10 charity cases and 22 cases of non This latter condition is deplorable inasmuch as the operation of our ambulance depends upon the revenue revenue revenue rev rev- received This does n nOt t include include in in- clude elude standbys stand at public gatherings gatherings gatherings gather gather- ings or runs with the fire departments departments depart depart- ments unless used There have been 14 calls in the past 15 days With all bills paid to date including including in in- eluding public liability and property property property prop prop- erty damage insurance on the ambulance ambulance ambulance am am- costing up till Sept 19 19 1953 the money on deposit in inthe inthe inthe the Farmers State Bank of Woods Cross is as follows Amortization fund This fund is the savings toward purchase of a new ambulance some someday someday someday day and is now increasing more rapidly than before general fund From this fund comes the exp expenses of operation such as gasoline oil tires linen first aid supplies coveralls and other main main- of the ambulance This bears out the original origin l declaration that the unit would be self sustaining sustaining sus sus- taming as operated on a volunteer basis The volunteers that operate the tile unit total 15 in number and are on call twenty four hours per day and definitely receive no remuneration remuneration whatsoever Some Sonic people aSK why they do this Ulis Some of the replies replies replies re re- plies vary very little as most of them have a community spirit feeling feeling feel feel- ing that is their pay In many many ways It is tills this feeling that pulls a aman aman aman man out of bed at any and an all hours of the night without a grumble grumble grumble grum grum- ble or gripe Other pay has been from a clutching hand and a fervent fervent fer fer- vent God bless you or similar These men wash disinfect stock inspect and care otherwise daily for this unit to keep it In readiness readiness readi reach ness for that time that a call comes in that the unit may be Do Instrumental Instrumental mental in saving a life or in the easing of pain and Five injured people have been carried earned at one time We Ve still have the Death Strip with us and Davis county is first in mortality rate A few words should b be said in regard to the rate of fees charged for the service Most regular sick calls from the South Davis area are charged at 5 for a run to Salt Lake City as compared to other ambulance service oy DY most Salt Sait Lake ambulances of 15 and anti 1650 Some auto accident cases have insurance coverage that per per- mits mils a pay of 1 a mile to the nearest hospital and these runs usually produce a fee of 10 to 15 if it is to Salt L LaKe Laie e City and 20 if to Ogden hospitals The enterprise of this profit non organization is to provide this service to you people at a 11 minimum mint mini mum of expense and to operate on ona a humanitarian principle with th tha feeling of aid to the aged injured or sick rather than on a mercenary basis Our pledge at time tune of raising raising rais rats ing money for the purchase of this ambulance has been kept per percent percent percent cent with the pe people The books and all accountancy are open for public inspection and same is in in- tilted At present the ambulance is being being be be- ing housed free of charge and it itis itis itis is hoped that this condition can continue to exist as long as humanly human ly possible The personnel do have hav their gripes and they are as follows follows fol fol- fol lows 1 Those drivers who never partially partially par par- drive by lo looking king into their rear view mirrors do not hear or either ignore the siren and insist on driving and keeping their place in the center lane 2 Those people who fail to pay the small ambulance fee but who expected the ambulance to como come cometo to io them at any time as fast as Ss s pos pas sible 3 Those people who stand on the sidelines and criticize without knowing any my of the facts involved W We all make mistakes but we are trying to do right Any and all aU suggestions that you people care to maKe will wUI be courteously courteously courteously cour cour- heard and evaluated by the directors and of tho the association Thank you BOB HOLBROOK I. I President |