County votes to bid out EMS

Posted on July 29, 2020

After discussing the future of ambulance service for the past seven months, the Taylor County Commission agreed during a special meeting on Monday to seek bids from third-party companies to take over emergency medical services (EMS) from Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH).

The 3-2 vote also included giving DMH an additional $20,000 per month (on top of the existing $37,500 monthly subsidy the county provides the hospital to operate the EMS service) until a third-party company is ready to take over.

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