Cole County EMS to purchase smaller vehicle to handle medical transfers
Cole County Emergency Medical Services will be getting a new, smaller vehicle to handle medical transfers. During Tuesday’s Cole County Commission meeting, EMS Chief Eric Hoy said call volume continues to go up. He said about 20% of their call volume involves inter-facility transfer work, which can include moving patients to hospitals in Columbia, or taking a discharged patient from a hospital back to a nursing home. Hoy said those transfers don’t typically require a fully operational and staffed ambulance.
