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Providers are stealing, or there are kickbacks. There was a public investigation in Paraguay when a public entity paid 200k for an ambulance, they should cost
by GFischer 13y ago
Providers are stealing, or there are kickbacks.
There was a public investigation in Paraguay when a public entity paid 200k for an ambulance, they should cost 100k at the most.
In Peru the cost of transforming a van into an ambulance is 14.000 dollars.
http://www.laestrella.com.pa/online/impreso/2011/10/05/disparidad-de-precios-en-licitaciones-de-ambulancias.asp http://www.laestrella.com.pa/online/impreso/2011/10/05/dispa...
http://www.larepublica.pe/11-03-2007/hubo-sobrevaloracion-en-la-compra-de-59-ambulancias-para-el-ministerio-de-salud http://www.larepublica.pe/11-03-2007/hubo-sobrevaloracion-en...
- JshWright 13y agoI'm talking about the US (I don't know anything about pricing in other countries). We're in the processing of spec'ing two new ambulances. We're looking at 'mid-range' rigs, and most bids are coming in around $185k-$190k.
- GFischer 13y agoWow. Maybe there are legal or labor expenses way over what we have in South American countries. I've heard that a lot of medical expenses in the U.S. are due to the high amounts of litigation (I still can't believe the stories of healthcare costs in the United States).
- lostlogin 13y agoThere must be a difference in ambulance spec too. How do you compare this? Can I confirm that the earlier comment of yours meant $14,000USD? I can't read Spanish unfortunately. Thanks.
- GFischer 13y agoYes, it says USD 14.000, but as you say, US ambulances are probably a lot better equipped (and some of that equipment mus t be costly). The provider is Anjo Tech, according to the article.
- lostlogin 13y agoI struggle with the European (?) way of denoting thousands - I think maybe some kind of typo has occurred. Sorry!