Greenville County Council has scheduled a special Committee of the Whole meeting at 6 p.m. on Aug. 25 at County Square to discuss a proposal for giving Greenville Health System (GHS) operational control of the county-run emergency medical service (EMS).
According to council member Joe Baldwin, council will hear input from Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, GHS and other stakeholders, as well as the public.
The EMS operation accounts for roughly $17 million of the county budget and county officials estimate it loses more than $3 million annually. Under the proposed plan, the county would pay GHS $1.5 million to help run EMS.
The proposed plan also stipulates that St. Francis would be part of an advisory committee, however, hospital officials say St. Francis has been shut out of discussions about EMS or formulating the plan. Visit greenvillecounty.org under Mobile Integrated Healthcare Practice to view the plan.
