BAYONNE – The City Council voted to award Bayonne’s five-year emergency medical services contract to McCabe Ambulance Service at the council’s meeting on Jan. 21.
McCabe, which has been the city provider for decades, beat out the Jersey City Medical Center, part of the St. Barnabas Health Care System, to provide the services. McCabe is affiliated with CarePoint Health, also the parent company of the Bayonne Medical Center.
Mickey McCabe, founder of the service, was elated following the announcement. He said he believed his company’s 42 years in the city weighed heavily in its selection.
“They know what we do, they know how well we do, and they know we’ve been here twenty-four/seven with all our resources,” McCabe said.
City Council President Sharon Nadrowski, who was a member of the bid review committee, said the Bayonne Police Department’s good working relationship with McCabe on calls was a strong consideration.
“They had nothing but good things to say,” Nadrowski said.
Both organizations bid $0 for the contract, meaning the city would not pay anything out. In the past, McCabe had charged up to a reported $900,000 a year to secure the services. Going forward, the company will draw its revenues only from ambulance patients, either from the patients’ health insurance companies or the patients themselves.
Jersey City Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Joseph Scott had addressed the council in the public portion of the meeting prior to the official announcement. He had thanked the city’s committee for reviewing the medical center’s bid. –Joseph Passantino
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