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8 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ORANGE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS AND ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into the 1st day of July 1992 and by and between the University of North Carolina Hospitals, hereinafter referred to as "THE HOSPITAL" and Orange County, North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as "THE COUNTY", for its Office of Emergency Management Services. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, THE HOSPITAL desires ground transportation services consisting of: 1. One ambulance and qualified, rested driver available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year who can arrive at THE HOSPITAL within 30 minutes of a request from Carolina Air Care. 2. A second ambulance and qualified, rested driver available eight hours a day during peak hours, Monday through Friday who can arrive at THE HOSPITAL within 30 minutes of a request from Carolina Air Care. Peak hours will be specified by the Hospital at a later date. 3. Carolina Air Care reserves the privilege to define transport needs and level of transport acuity. The transports include, but are not limited to, patient transports, organ transports, equipment returns, transport of HOSPITAL specialty teams, patient transport to and from THE HOSPITAL or its MRI facility, to and from the Ambulatory Care Center and transport of Carolina Air Care personnel. All transports are to be at the direction of Carolina Air Care administrative staff. WHEREAS, THE COUNTY desires to provide these services to THE HOSPITAL. WHEREAS, THE HOSPITAL desires to reimburse THE COUNTY for such services; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the- premises and of the following mutual promises, covenants and conditions, THE HOSPITAL and THE COUNTY agree as follows: COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. To schedule drivers for ambulances. To provide three full-time drivers and any part-time staff needed to accomodate the Hospital based on the mission requirements stated above.