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County task force pitches ambulance alternative

Aug 26, 2015 5:42 am
Audrey Matott is reporting in The Daily Mail the town of Greenville may have at last found the answer to the dilemma of finding full-time emergency medical services at the most affordable price. The town has received an offer from Durham Ambulance to provide services for an estimated $175,000 per year. The proposal was made by Greene County EMS President Aidan O'Connor and Ron Rouse of the Greene County Rural Health Network. The Greenville Volunteer Rescue Squad has been serving the emergency medical needs of the town since 1972. In recent years the squad has struggled to answer all its calls due to lack of volunteers. In 2013, the squad responded to 54 percent of 364 calls. The plan proposed specifies that every ambulance will have a paramedic on board as well as an EMT. And a full-time staff would be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ready to respond to calls. The Greene County Ambulance Task Force is currently presenting its plan to each town board in the county. Towns will decide in September if they will opt in to the proposed service or not. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.