WEYMOUTH – Weymouth will part ways with Fallon Ambulance Service on July 1, when South Shore Health System will take over as the town’s ambulance service provider.

Mayor Robert Hedlund announced Monday that South Shore Health System will handle the town’s emergency response services starting July 1, therefore ending the 16-year partnership with Quincy-based Fallon Ambulance. Brewster Ambulance, which is headquartered in Weymouth, also vied for the ambulance contract.

Police Chief Richard Grimes, Fire Chief Keith Stark, Emergency Management Director John Mulveyhill, Public Health Director Daniel McCormack and Hedlund’s chief of staff, Ted Langill reviewed and rated the three proposals and recommended South Shore Health System.

Hedlund said members of the selection committee have worked closely with Fallon Ambulance, and the town values the investment Brewster Ambulance has made by building its new headquarters in Weymouth.

“But through the process, the committee unanimously decided the best arrangement is with South Shore Health System,” he said.

South Shore Health System – the parent organization of South Shore Hospital – has 10 ambulances and 70 emergency medical services staff who support 10 fire departments, three private ambulance providers, more than 1,000 medical providers and six area ambulatory care sites. Its ambulances transport more than 11,000 patients annually.

“We want to help the community and serve the community, and this is another pathway for us to do that,” said Dr. Gene Green, president and CEO of South Shore Health System.

The company will keep an advanced life support ambulance with two paramedics in North Weymouth and South Weymouth around the clock. Two basic life support ambulances with two EMTs each will also be in town, one for 24 hours and the other for 16 hours a day.

An advanced life support field supervisor and a paramedic will be on duty at all times in a separate vehicle. The town will also have access to ten backup ambulances for 16 hours a day.

Eugene Duffy, the emergency medical services manager for South Shore Health System, said they will hire about 40 employees and purchase four ambulances and one supervisor SUV to serve the town.

Both Police Chief Richard Grimes and Fire Chief Keith Stark cited the integration of care as one of the top reasons for selecting South Shore Health System.

“What sold me was the idea that the EMS process starts with the 911 call and runs seamlessly through to the hospital visit and post-hospital care,” Grimes said.

Stark also said South Shore Health System has the “total package, from dispatch to discharge,” and continued care when patients return home. Weymouth firefighters will also have access to required emergency medical services training, emergency vehicle operator courses, bleeding control programs and other education.

“This will improve patient care within the community and help the fire department grow with training and equipment,” Stark said. “We look forward to working with them.”

As they develop a contract, Langill said the town and South Shore Health System will discuss reimbursements for services rendered by the fire department during medical calls.

Mark Brewster, president and CEO of Brewster Ambulance, said he was “extremely disappointed” with the mayor’s decision. The company opened a new 35,000-square-foot headquarters in Weymouth earlier this year on property it previously used for vehicle storage. The company is the ambulance responder for Quincy, Braintree, Brockton, Plymouth, Middleboro and Taunton.

“We are disappointed at the decision of the town and confused after reading the three proposal how this was in the best interest of the community,” he said.

Peter Racicot, Fallon’s senior vice president of business development, said they company is “incredibility disappointed” with the town’s decision.

Quincy-based Fallon Ambulance is the 911 provider for Milton, Brookline and Dedham and provides primary backup to Boston and Randolph

“We’d love to have continued serving the town, but we will continue to work diligently with the town to make sure there’s a seamless transition,” he said.

Jessica Trufant may be reached at jtrufant@ledger.com.

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