New Bourbon County EMS Facility

The new Bourbon County Emergency Medical Services Station at Woodland Hills is nearly complete.

“A new sign will be coming,” EMS Director Robert Leisure, “It will be seen from the street out front, Woodland Hills.”

“Mercy Hospital donated the building,” Leisure said. “The city runs the day-to-day operations. The trucks and facility are owned by the county.”

Inside the station is housed four EMS vehicles.

“Two duty and two transfer trucks,” Leisure said. “Two ambulances are at the Fort Scott Fire Department (on National Avenue).”

There is a dayroom to “relax and get off our feet in between calls,” Paramedic Mike Krieger said.

There is one large room that the main office, day room and kitchen are located in.

There are four separate sleeping rooms for shift employees.

“The EMS schedule varies on which days are worked,” Leisure said. “But the goal is two 24 hour’s (shifts) per week or 48 hours per week.”

EMS Director Robert Leisure indicated the new ambulance service is doing well.

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“We’ve seen a month coming in…We started billing to Bourbon County in February…We are making money,” he said. The goal is to break even for the year.

“My operational budget will be in August,” Leisure said. “It was guesstimated using input from Mercy.”

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