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Public commenters press Carter County leaders on EMS strain after hospital changes; commissioners back grant-seeking and equipment options
Summary
Residents and emergency responders told the commission that a regional hospital merger and ICU closures have left local EMS stretched thin; commissioners discussed buying an automated CPR device and urged volunteer recruitment and staggered grants to improve coverage.
A group of residents and emergency responders told the Carter County Commission during public comment that recent changes at regional hospitals have stretched local emergency medical services and contributed to long ambulance waits.
A resident who spoke during the public-comment period said the hospital merger that closed a local intensive-care unit has lengthened transport and emergency-room wait times. "When they closed their ICU, they said the medical center is just a 10-minute ride down the road," the resident said. "They forgot to mention the three-hour wait. Some of our citizens are waiting in ambulances down there." The speaker urged public education to reduce nonemergency…
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