Muskogee City, County Prepare For Potential Ambulance Shortage
Muskogee city and county leaders are making plans in case they have an ambulance shortage. At Monday night s city council meeting, the city agreed to use its police officers to help transport paramedics to people who need help.
Muskogee County EMS is sending some patients to neighboring states as a precaution to help prevent nearby hospitals from getting full. However, the result is a shortage of ambulances. Muskogee County EMS spokesperson Trish German said they have a plan to prevent that from happening, by partnering with Muskogee Police. They came up with a memorandum of understanding, a MOU, when we will put one of our disaster team members in a police car with a police office and they respond to medical calls, German said.
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