<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3cv8vN_17P1UVQs00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3cv8vN_17P1UVQs00" width="1200" height="600" >MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Mitchell County announced a change in its emergency medical services (EMS) operations.As of Tuesday, Dec. 16, Mitchell County EMS will take over from Mitchell Medics, a private contractor that had served the county since 2021.Landon Gouge, a Mitchell County native and the director of the new Mitchell EMS, will be managing the county’s new emergency medical service. According to a release, he worked in Mitchell County for 20 years when Mission Hospital operated EMS.Gouge noted some of the changes residents will see with the change in service.“The trucks will look different. The people will wear slightly different uniforms. But the thing is, it’s still the same service the county has been getting,” he said.Gouge also shared his vision for how the new service will work.“We want to be customer-oriented, driven by their needs. We will work to provide what is best for the patient. These are our neighbors, our families, our citizens. We want them to feel comfortable with our services and be able to talk to us if they aren’t happy with something we have done or let us know if we did a good job. We want to put our citizens first in everything we do,” Gouge said.Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with FOX Carolina. For more free content like this, download our apps.</div></body>

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MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Mitchell County announced a change in its emergency medical services (EMS) operations. As of Tuesday, Dec. 16, Mitchell County EMS will take over from Mitchell Medics, a private contractor that had served the county since 2021. Landon Gouge, a Mitchell County native and the...

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MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Mitchell County announced a change in its emergency medical services (EMS) operations. As of Tuesday, Dec. 16, Mitch

Mitchell County EMS replaces Mitchell Medics

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