Grant helps to fund Winfield ambulance

The City of Winfield approved the $151,000 purchase of a new ambulance at its regular meeting, which was held in special session on Thursday. The ambulance will be funded in part through a matching USDA Rural Development grant award of $125,000. Smaller in design, the ambulance approved is a customized Ford 350 Transit. “This will be our first van-based ambulance,” City Manager Taggart Wall said. “It is a great way to test the waters and determine what type of vehicle works best for the patient and our staff in different situations.” Wall said that the investment represents the continued goal to update the fleet of ambulances that the city acquired from the former hospital-based Winfield Area EMS.
Source: Cowley CourierTraveler