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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AMBULANCE STAFFING AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made effective the � day of ( , 2017 by and between the City South Bend, Indiana is a municipal corporation existing anoperating as a political subdivision of the State of Indiana as defined by Ind. Code § 36-1-2-13 and Memorial Hospital of South Bend, a non-profit domestic corporation organized under the laws of the State of Indiana and having its offices at 615 North Michigan, South Bend, Indiana 46601. c a *11M WHEREAS, the health of the citizens of the community is very important to the Civil City of South Bend ("South Bend"); and WHEREAS, Memorial Hospital of South Bend ("Memorial") is a not -for -profit community hospital located in South Bend, Indiana and providing health care to area sick and injured adult and pediatric populations; and WHEREAS, to accomplish its goals, Memorial Hospital and the Civil City of South Bend jointly recognize the need for safe and responsible transportation of patients across the lifespan to hospital care when an emergency or medical necessity arises; and WHEREAS, the parties have, for more than twenty (20) years, been operating under an agreement to their mutual satisfaction and desire to continue such agreement, therefore, the parties hereby enter into the following contract: 1. Subject Matter of Agreement. Memorial is the owner of four (4) Children's Hospital Ambulance vans which shall be referred to as collectively as the "Children's Hospital Ambulances". Each of the Children's Hospital Ambulances is equipped medically for the transportation of infants, children or adolescents, and the South Bend Fire Department ("SBFD") will provide a licensed driver for each Children's Hospital Ambulance and shall maintain each Ambulance, all as set forth in this Agreement. On occasion a Children's Hospital Ambulance may be used for adult patient transfers in connection with Beacon Health System Hospitals or with the Children's Hospital. For purposes of this Agreement, the primary unit for use by the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit shall be identified as Unit 120, and the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit shall be identified as Unit 122, the Peri-Natal Transport Unit shall be identified as Unit 124. These vehicles shall be used as the primary unit for their respective functions when fit. Unit 121 shall be used to replace any of the primary units that might be out of service or during concurrent runs. Unit 121 will be used as the back transport vehicle. Memorial, at its discretion, at any time may substitute a new, specially equipped, ambulance van for any of the Children's Hospital Ambulances referenced above.