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Atchison County emergency services report rising 911 calls and transfer volume, stretching local ambulance capacity
Summary
Corey Scott, chief of emergency services, told the commission that 911 and transfer volumes have increased substantially, driving staffing and budget pressures; staff said more transfers to Kansas City and a regional reliance on private transfer services are reducing local ambulance availability and increasing net costs per call.
Atchison County's emergency-services leaders told commissioners on Dec. 17 that emergency-call volumes and interfacility transfers have risen to the point of stretching the county's ambulance capacity.
Corey Scott, chief of emergency services, said that since 2017 the county's annual calls have increased from about 1,850 to a year-to-date figure of 2,614; he said the department staffs three ambulances a day and that transfers to Kansas City —…
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