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Ambulance Service a Major Concern for Hamilton County at Tuesday’s Board Meeting

Thursday, October 17 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Ambulance concerns in Hamilton County are resulting the in the County Board creating an Ambulance Services Committee. Chad May, arguably the most open and outspoken board member, was nominated and will serve as the chairman for that committee. The committee will also have representation... Read More.

Hamilton Memorial Hospital Celebrates New Mammography Service

Wednesday, May 1 by Jc Tinsley

HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CELBRATES NEW 3D MAMMOGRAPY SERVICE (McLeansboro, Illinois) - Hamilton Memorial Hospital hosted an open house on Thursday, April 25th to introduce the new state of the art Hologic 3D mammography service. For the one in eight women that will develop breast cancer within their lifetime... Read More.

Dispatch Service Tops Grayville Council Meeting

Tuesday, February 5 by Jc Tinsley

Dispatch Service Tops Grayville Council MeetingCommissioner Bob Stroud was the only official absent, his fourth miss in a row Monday night. Finance Commissioner David Jordan told council their packet contained two packets of bills, one to be paid by checks and the other which... Read More.

Special County Board Meeting to Deal With Ambulance Service

Tuesday, December 18 by Jc Tinsley

Special County Board MeetingThe White County Board hinted at its regular meeting held earlier this month a special meeting might be called prior to the end of the year to deal with a request from the White County Ambulance Service.Well, the board decided a... Read More.

White County Ambulance Service Questions Future

Thursday, November 8 by Jc Tinsley

White County, Illinois, voters weigh in on whether to support a sales tax increase to help pay for the local ambulance service. Earlier this year, the ambulance service was downgraded from advanced life support (ALS) to basic life support (BLS).Tuesday, a public safety tax... Read More.

County Board Steps Up to Help Ambulance Service

Wednesday, September 12 by Jc Tinsley

County Board Steps Up to Help Ambualance ServiceThere is good news for the White County Ambulance Service, but the service is not out of the woods, yet.The White County Board agreed to borrow $150,000 as a short term loan to shore up the Ambulance... Read More.

Local Ambulance Service Needs Help

Thursday, September 6 by Jc Tinsley

Local Ambulance Service Needs Help The men and women of the White County Ambulance Service take their jobs very seriously and are genuinely concerned about the need for additional revenue and the recent downgrade from ALS to BLS service. Adam Allen, director of the local ambulance... Read More.

White County Ambulance Service Interview with Adam Allen

Tuesday, August 28 by Jc Tinsley

Many would say the White County Ambulance Service is Coding. Educating yourself on how the service got to this point, who’s to blame, alternative funding options and more are all being discussed around dinner tables, community gatherings and rampant among social media. In the... Read More.

White County Ambulance Service Interview Preview

Friday, August 24 by Jc Tinsley

News of the White County Ambulance’s downgrade swept across social media yesterday and discussions regarding the proposed public safety tax have gotten heated as we inch closer to Election Day. White County Ambulance Service Director Adam Allen and I visited Thursday afternoon for a... Read More.

White County Ambulance Service ReDesignated to Basic

Thursday, August 23 by Jc Tinsley

White County Ambulance Director Adam Allen reports that effective as of Midnight, the service has been downgraded from Advanced Life Support to Basic Life Support. He says it’s due to low staffing.The Ambulance Service last saw a change in designation back in February of... Read More.