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Ambulance
Services
Ozarks Medical Center
currently operates four area ambulance districts that contract for management
and personnel with the medical center. These are tax-supported districts.
For more information
about Emergency Medical Services:
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)
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Thayer, Mo.;
business number 417/ 264-2145;
fax number 417/ 264-3928 |
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Alton, Mo.; business
number 417/ 778-6778;
fax number 417/ 778-7870 |
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Non-emergency
medical transport services also available for Oregon County. Call
417/ 257-2093 |
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Licensed in both
Missouri and Arkansas |
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Serves all of
Oregon County in Missouri and Fulton County and parts of Sharp and
Izard Counties in northern Arkansas |
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Service area
is 740 square miles of mostly rural area with 10,000 residents |
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Advanced Life
Support Care including 12-lead cardiac monitoring, thrombolitic screening
for both cardiac and stroke patients, Rapid Sequence Intubation and
mechanical ventilatory support |
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1,300 ambulance
transports a year |
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Approximately
1,350 non-medical transport requests a year |
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Four ambulances
and a non-emergency medical transport van |
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24-hour services |
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Staff consists
of 13 Paramedics and 12 EMTs |
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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.
Ozark
County Ambulance District
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Gainesville,
Mo.; business number 417/ 679-4080
fax number 417/ 679-3597 |
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Serves 1,200
square miles in Ozark County |
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5 full-time employees
and 4 part-time employees |
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Averages 650
calls or runs per year |
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Two ambulances
equipped for Advanced Life Support (ALS) use |
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Provides mutual
aid backup to surrounding counties, if needed |
The lakes, rivers
and natural parks gives Ozark County Ambulance a unique challenge in responding,
care and treatment of local citizens and tourists that enjoy the county.
For additional information
or phone stickers with the ambulance information for emergencies, call
417/ 679-4080.
Willow
Springs Ambulance District
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Willow Springs,
Mo.; business number 417/ 469-2273 fax number 417/ 469- 5111 |
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6 full-time employees
and 4 part-time employees |
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Coverage area
of Willow Springs School District -- part of Howell, Texas and Douglas
counties |
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Averages 600
runs per year |
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Serving rural
areas and town |
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One 24-hour,
7 days a week ambulance and one day ambulance for 10 hours, two days
a week all with advanced life support |
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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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