Ozarks Medical Center currently operates two ambulance districts that contract for management and personnel with the medical center. These are tax-supported districts.

For more information about Emergency Medical Services:

•	Oregon County Ambulance District
•	Willow Springs Ambulance District

or state and national sites include:
www.nremt.org
www.health.state.mo.us/EMS/index.html
www.healthyarkansas.com/ems/

Oregon County Ambulance District
(Two locations to better serve citizens of the area)

•	Thayer, Mo.; business number 417-264-2145; fax number 417/ 264-3928
•	Alton, Mo.; business number 417-778-6778; fax number 417/ 778-7870
•	Non-emergency medical transport services also available for Oregon County. Call 417-257-2093
•	Licensed in both Missouri and Arkansas
•	Serves all of Oregon County in Missouri and Fulton County and parts of Sharp and Izard Counties in northern Arkansas
•	Service area is 740 square miles of mostly rural area with 10,000 residents
•	Advanced Life Support Care including 12-lead cardiac monitoring, thrombolitic screening for both cardiac and stroke patients, Rapid Sequence Intubation and mechanical ventilatory support
•	1,300 ambulance transports a year
•	Approximately 1,350 non-medical transport requests a year
•	Four ambulances and a non-emergency medical transport van
•	24-hour services
•	Staff consists of 13 Paramedics and 12 EMTs
•	Provides mutual aid backup to surrounding services in Missouri and Arkansas and has a well developed and trained group of First Responders who assist in rescue and extrication

For additional information or phone stickers with the ambulance information for emergencies, call Thayer, Mo., at 417-264-2145 or Alton, Mo., at 417-778-6778.

Willow Springs Ambulance District

•	Willow Springs, Mo.; business number 417-469-2273 fax number 417-469- 5111
•	Six full-time employees and four part-time employees
•	Coverage area of Willow Springs School District -- part of Howell, Texas and Douglas counties
•	Averages 600 runs per year
•	Serving rural areas and town
•	One 24-hour, seven-days-a-week ambulance and one day ambulance for 10 hours, two days a week all with advanced life support
•	Works closely with Willow Springs and Pomona fire departments and neighboring ambulance districts

For additional information or phone stickers with the ambulance information for emergencies, E-mail Willow Springs Ambulance at willowamb@townsqr.com or call the 417-469-2273.

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