Who will get the contract? Free?

Hospitals offer Rockford free EMS training - Rockford Register Star

ROCKFORD IL — The aggressive battle waged among the city’s hospitals for the for the right to train Rockford paramedics could have a victor at Monday’s City Council meeting. For the past seven years, Swedish American Health System has served as the city’s resource hospital. For just $15,000 a year, the hospital trained about a dozen new Rockford paramedics and provided the required continuing education courses for the rest of the department. When city officials declined to give the contract to OSF, the hospital joined forces with Rockford Health System to offer — free of charge to the city — medical training to the Rockford Fire Department. Full Story Here at Rockford Register Star