PSA - Memorial Hosp of South Bend - Ambulance Staffing Agreement

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5. Responsibility of the Parties with Respect to the Housing of the Children's Hospital Ambulances. Memorial Hospital shall provide a facility at 110 E. Marion Street for the housing of the Children's Hospital Ambulances. Day to day clean up of the facility and necessary personnel supplies shall be the responsibility of the SBFD. All other repairs and maintenance, including painting, exhaust hoses, and shorelines shall be the responsibility of Memorial Hospital. 6. License Plates and Title. License plates used on the Children's Hospital Ambulances shall be issued to and in Memorial's name and shall be retained by Memorial at all times. 7. Responsibility for Patient Care. The primary nurse assigned by Memorial to staff the Children's Hospital Ambulances shall be totally responsible for the medical management of the patient and shall have the right to control the operation of the Children's Hospital Ambulance if necessary for the welfare of the patient. 8. Control of Vehicle. When the Children's Hospital Ambulance is in use, the driver shall have control of the ambulance, except as necessary for appropriate medical management of the patient. SBFD shall have control and custody of the Children's Hospital Ambulances when not in use and shall maintain all units upon the premises at 110 East Marion, South Bend, Indiana or as otherwise provided in Paragraph 3, above, except during time of maintenance and repair when not in use. Memorial reserves the right to require the driver to participate in a pre -transport Risk Assessment Evaluation post transport debrief and to impose Safety practices consistent with best Safety Practices. Any training required to participate in these Safety practices will be provided by Memorial. 9. Status of Personnel. (a) Inside the State of Indiana. When a Children's Hospital Ambulance is operating within the State of Indiana, the parties agree that the professional medical staff furnished to the Children's Hospital Ambulance are employees of Memorial and that the driver furnished by SBFD is an employee of the City of South Bend. It is further agreed by the parties that SBFD is an independent contractor in furnishing the driver and maintaining the Children's Hospital Ambulances and that City of South Bend employees are not agents of Memorial on in -state runs. (b) Runs Outside the State of Indiana. In the event a Children's Hospital ambulance, at any time during a run, shall be required to leave the State of Indiana, the driver furnished by SBFD