Western Payne County Ambulance Trust Authority

Founded in late 2009, the Western Payne County Ambulance Trust Authority is responsible for emergency medical service in Stillwater, Perkins and Glencoe, Oklahoma. Improving the quality of ambulance care residents receive and keeping costs low are the trust authority’s primary goals.

Through a competitive bid process, WPCATA selected a private ambulance company (LifeNet, Inc.) to provide emergency medical service in western Payne County. LifeNet service is expected to begin in May 2011. WPCATA will provide oversight of LifeNet to ensure that quality and financial standards are met.

WPCATA is led by a board of directors that includes: Chairman Jerry Moeller, Stillwater Medical Center appointee; Gary Clark, Oklahoma State University appointee; Rex Horning, City of Stillwater appointee; Rick Jarvis, City of Perkins appointee; and Bill Sasser, Payne County appointee.