As Bourbon County Commissioners continue to work on a solution to bring an ambulance service after Mercy Hospital closes its doors Dec. 31, on Tuesday, they heard from officials from the Bourbon County Fire District 3.
District 3 Chief Delwin Mumbower, Hiattville Fire Chief Lou Howard and volunteer firefighter Shawn Wyatt attended the meeting to share their concerns on the future of ambulance services in Bourbon County.
“We’re not an ambulance service by no means, but I think we provide a valuable service out there in first response,” Mumbower said. “You know, we spend a lot of time with a patient out there waiting on an ambulance. We have a lot invested in it.” “I think my concern, personally – and a lot of those in our department – is when it comes to private services, you don’t have a say,” Mumbower said. “And some of them don’t necessarily involve a first responder.”
(Read more: Fort Scott Tribune)