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I am writing to express my support to extend the franchise agreement, allowing REMSA Health to continue serving as the exclusive emergency medical services transport provider in Washoe County. As the Operations Coordinator of the Washoe County Nevada Cares Campus and Our Place (the homeless shelters in Washoe County), I’ve seen firsthand the invaluable impact the REMSA staff and teams have on the unhoused community we serve. Extending the agreement would continue the consistent response to emergency medical incidents and, ultimately, would continue to serve our community.
The unhoused in our region face significant barriers to accessing healthcare, and the need for consistent care is required. The REMSA team has been crucial in bridging healthcare gaps, offering rapid response, coordinating medical treatment, and collaborating to ensure unhoused individuals are not bouncing back and forth between medical facilities, the streets, and the shelters. The REMSA staff display empathy, compassion, and understanding to those who may be overlooked by traditional healthcare systems. The REMSA collaboration efforts have increased communication between emergency shelter staff and healthcare system staff. The REMSA team has helped improve access to healthcare and the health of clients staying at the Nevada Cares Campus and Our Place.
It has been a privilege to collaborate with REMSA staff. Their skills, dedication, and compassion have been vital to improving the healthcare of the unhoused. If this agreement is continued, the stakeholder relationships REMSA helped develop and maintain will play an important role in shaping future healthcare for underserved communities in our region.
I strongly support the extension of the franchise agreement, allowing REMSA Health to continue serving as the exclusive emergency medical services transport provider in Washoe County and believe it will have a lasting, positive impact on our community. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Sabrina Sweet, Human Services Coordinator
Washoe County Human Services Agency, Division of Housing and Homeless Services
January 21, 2026
Washoe County District Board of Health (DBOH)
To whom it may concern:
I am writing to express my support to extend the franchise agreement, allowing REMSA Health to continue serving as the exclusive emergency medical services transport provider in Washoe County. As the Operations Coordinator of the Washoe County Nevada Cares Campus and Our Place (the homeless shelters in Washoe County), I’ve seen firsthand the invaluable impact the REMSA staff and teams have on the unhoused community we serve. Extending the agreement would continue the consistent response to emergency medical incidents and, ultimately, would continue to serve our community.
The unhoused in our region face significant barriers to accessing healthcare, and the need for consistent care is required. The REMSA team has been crucial in bridging healthcare gaps, offering rapid response, coordinating medical treatment, and collaborating to ensure unhoused individuals are not bouncing back and forth between medical facilities, the streets, and the shelters. The REMSA staff display empathy, compassion, and understanding to those who may be overlooked by traditional healthcare systems. The REMSA collaboration efforts have increased communication between emergency shelter staff and healthcare system staff. The REMSA team has helped improve access to healthcare and the health of clients staying at the Nevada Cares Campus and Our Place.
It has been a privilege to collaborate with REMSA staff. Their skills, dedication, and compassion have been vital to improving the healthcare of the unhoused. If this agreement is continued, the stakeholder relationships REMSA helped develop and maintain will play an important role in shaping future healthcare for underserved communities in our region.
I strongly support the extension of the franchise agreement, allowing REMSA Health to continue serving as the exclusive emergency medical services transport provider in Washoe County and believe it will have a lasting, positive impact on our community. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Sabrina Sweet, Human Services Coordinator
Washoe County Human Services Agency, Division of Housing and Homeless Services