Ambulance Service

 

Bates County Memorial Hospital Ambulance provides 24 hour, 7 day a week Advanced Life Support Paramedic services utilizing 4 ambulances  to cover a 900 square mile area with  18,000 residents. Paramedics are certified in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Basic Trauma Life, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support.

Bates County Ambulance holds the distinction of being the FIRST Rural EMS provider in the United States to place into Field Trial using the PYNG FAST 1 Adult Intraosseous device.  This product, when used by trained personnel, provides rapid (60 seconds or less) fluid, blood, and medication infusion access to the medical or trauma patient. Bates County Ambulance is proud to have been chosen as a test site and continue to use, evaluate and provide feedback to the developers of this research. The ambulance service functions under protocols that include RSI, CPAP, and 12 lead ECG use in the field.

For more information contact Kelly Phillips 660-200-7119 or contact us on-line using our request form.