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Mifflinburg Ambulance Makes Changes
Posted on 01-06-2010
The Mifflinburg Community Ambulance has made changes to its staffing starting on January 1.
At this time the Mifflinburg Ambulance is staffed 24 hours a day with a two person EMT crew that is contracted through Evangelical Community Hospital. Beginning January 1, the staffing through ECH will change to one EMT and one paramedic. This will enable a more advanced level of care to be provided to the community. A paramedic is able to provide advanced life support such as cardiac monitoring, IV medications, etc.
Residents in the Mifflinburg Ambulance's current coverage area should have received their annual fund drive donation in the mail at the end of November. This membership will cover both basic life support and advanced life support services. Community members will no longer need to purchase a separate membership through Evangelical Community Hospital Paramedics Department.
Mifflinburg Ambulance will continue to have a second ambulance available that will be staffed by volunteers and EMTs. Due to these changes the area that the ambulance is covering will expand to include West End, New Berlin, and a small portion of Snyder County. This will mean an increase in calls.
Volunteers are always needed to help provide coverage for the second ambulance. Volunteers are needed who are willing to complete either driver training or an EMT class. There is an upcoming EMT class in Lewisburg beginning in mid January. Interested volunteers can contact Stacy Mast at 966-6880.