Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: February 27, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: Raul Pino, Director, MD, MPH, Department Director
FROM: Christian Zuver, MD, Medical Director
CONTACT: Sandra Roe
PHONE: 407-836-7611
DIVISION: EMS, Office of the Medical Director
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of the Paratransit Services License for Metropolitan Healthcare Services, Inc. to provide wheelchair/stretcher service. The term of this license shall be from March 24, 2026, and terminate on March 23, 2028. There is no cost to the County. (EMS, Office of the Medical Director)
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PROJECT: N/A
PURPOSE: The EMS Office of the Medical Director requests approval and execution of the Paratransit Services License for Metropolitan Healthcare Services, Inc. Metropolitan Healthcare Services, Inc. has submitted an application for an Alternative Transportation Service/Paratransit license to provide wheelchair/stretcher service within Orange County. The EMS Office of the Medical Director has determined that Metropolitan Healthcare Services, Inc. has met the prerequisites for licensure as an alternative transportation service in accordance with Section 20-132 of the Orange County Code. Public notice of this application has been posted, and EMS has not received any objections.
BUDGET: N/A