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DeWitt County EMS Begins New Era of Service To County

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DeWitt County's Emergency Medical Services, owned and operated by Paramedic Services of Illinois took over the ambulances services from the Dr. John Warner Hospital effective Saturday morning.

 width=DeWitt County EMS, as they will be known, obtained a property at 1410 East Jefferson, right off Route 54. Mike Hanson, Vice President of PSI, feels the new facility is going to serve the new operation well. He feels the location is going to be ideal for the four ambulances coming and going from the facility.

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 width=Because the location was a former business location, Hanson explains most of the now living quarters were formerly offices. He explains they had to hire local contractors in their efforts to really transform the place into a facility appropriate for EMS crews to live and work from.

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 width=DeWitt County EMS has hired all local employees. Hanson says their staff consists of about half of the employees from the Dr. John Warner Hospital, and notes none of their staff is from the Chicago area.

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 width=The company plans to be very active in the community. Hanson explains they plan on working with the local law enforcement agencies in hosting health and safety clinics, such as CPR Training exercises, proper ways to fasten children into vehicle seats, and many other things.

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DeWitt County EMS took over ambulance services effective 7 am Saturday morning.

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