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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final September 26, 2023 <br />vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Earman, Vice Chairman Adams, Commissioner Flescher, Commissioner <br />Loar, and Commissioner Moss <br />10. PUBLIC ITEMS <br />A. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />PROOF OF PUBLICATION FOR THIS HEARING IS ON FILE IN THE <br />OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD. <br />10.A.1. 23-0818 Request from HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital for a Class "B" Certificate of <br />Public Convenience and Necessity to Provide BLS/ALS Non -Emergency <br />Ambulance Inter -Facility Transport Originating within Indian River County <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the Board approve and grant a Class "B" to HCA Florida <br />Lawnwood Hospital for a period of two (2) years. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />COPCN Lawnwood App <br />Affidavit of Publication - COPCN HCA Lawnwood <br />Chief David Johnson, Director of Emergency Services, presented a request from <br />HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital for a Class B Certificate that would allow them <br />to conduct Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) <br />inter -facility transports. The hospital is planning to have its own truck staffed at its <br />Vero Emergency Room (ER) located in South County. This will enable them to <br />transfer patients who cannot be treated at their individual site. Currently, the <br />hospital has a contracted agency for this task, but scheduling issues arise <br />frequently, and fire rescue has had to transport patients when the agency is <br />unavailable. The new arrangement would provide a long-term solution to this <br />problem. Chief Johnson expressed his support for the hospital's request for the <br />Class B certificate. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing for comments. There being none, the <br />Chairman closed the public hearing. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Commissioner <br />Loar, to approve staffs recommendation. The motion carried by the following <br />vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Earman, Vice Chairman Adams, Commissioner Flescher, <br />Commissioner Loar, and Commissioner Moss <br />10.A.2. 23-0878 Consideration of Staff -Initiated Land Development Regulation (LDR) <br />Indian River County Florida Page 12 <br />