Hillsborough Awards Contract To RWJ, Replacing Township EMS

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — The Hillsborough Township Committee voted Tuesday night to award a contract to Robert Wood Johnson Health Network to provide emergency medical services for the township, replacing the current provider, Hillsborough Emergency Medical Services Corporation (HEMs).

“After thoughtful evaluation and deliberation, we are proceeding with the consideration of a contract award to Robert Wood Johnson Mobile Health Service, the only bidder in the process, to provide basic life support (BLS) service for the Township,” stated Mayor Carl Suraci in a release.

There will be a two month transition period from HEMs to work with RWJ to allow for a smooth transition. Extrication and water rescue will continue to be handled by trained members of the Hillsborough volunteer fire companies.

The township has worked with RWJ to ensure that there will not be any degradation in the level of services expected in the township, according to Suraci.

RWJ currently offers similar services in eight other Somerset County municipalities as well as other out of county towns.

“Hillsborough Township and RWJ look forward to re-establishing and supporting a true volunteer EMS squad,” added Suraci.

For more information regarding the final decision, residents can visit the township website there there is: a question and answer document, the bid response from RWJ, the Fitch Report, a memo from the CFO regarding the award of contract for Emergency Medical Services and the evaluation scores.

(Image via Hillsborough EMS)

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