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Board narrowly approves ProMed Ambulance staging after heated public debate
Summary
ProMed representatives asked for local operational approval to stage ambulances at Dickinson Community Hospital for interfacility transports. Hospital staff and local ambulance providers debated whether ProMed would duplicate or erode local service; the board voted to allow ProMed to operate a presence to support transports.
ProMed Ambulance representatives asked the Dickenson County Board of Supervisors for local operational approval to stage ambulances in the county to support Dickinson Community Hospital with interfacility and specialty transports.
John Sarton, speaking for ProMed, said the company did not intend to provide 911 coverage or replace existing providers but sought local authorization because state EMS rules require local operational approval before staging vehicles. ProMed owner Eddie Kaiser described situations when local services lacked available crews and said his company stepped in to complete multiple hospital transfers; he said ProMed staffs multiple 24-hour ALS crews…
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