Kerry Noble, the Chief Executive Officer of Pemiscot Memorial, said the hospital can't really support more than two staffed ambulances to cover the entire county.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:53 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:53:31 GMT
A fire in Oran destroyed a 2-story house on Tuesday morning. According to the Oran Fire Department, it happened at 4:05 a.m. at 907 highway W, which is right in the middle of town. Firefighters
No one was living in the home at the time of the time. Fire crews tell Heartland News that the family had just moved out.
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Jeffery Thomas is in the process of becoming a parent.
"We've got a foster baby who we are in the process of adopting and he's a medical baby," said Thomas.
The child he is adopting needs constant attention.
"A first responder pulled up and he's the one who let us know that the ambulance was tied up at a wreck down in Steele," said Thomas.
And that was the only one on duty.
Kerry Noble, the Chief Executive Officer of Pemiscot Memorial, said the hospital can't really support more than two staffed ambulances to cover the entire county.
"All that revenue comes to the hospital for the purpose of capital improvement," said Noble. "Some of it may be used for the ambulance service but it's not for the operation of the ambulance service."
Operation costs run about $150,000 subsidized, according to Noble.
"Historically, the ambulance service has always operated at a sufficient financial deficit," said Noble. "Primarily due to the fact that there is low reimbursement for the high volume of Medicaid and indigent that we serve in Pemiscot County."
Thomas said the lack of ambulance service scares him.
"You still need that backup," said Thomas. "In case that you are not able to take care of it and have that access to get the hospital where the helicopter or air evac could get him off to Cape or St. Louis or wherever."
Kerry Noble said numerous companies have approached the hospital and offered to provide ambulance service. After the companies look at the numbers, they back out due to the high numbers of Medicaid runs.
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Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:50:22 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) – In one of the few positive stories to come from the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, an elderly woman was reunited with a four-legged friend she thought was dead. Barbara Garcia, a resident
Elderly resident Barbara Garcia frantically called for her dog after the tornado had leveled her house, but with no success.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:17 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:17:00 GMT
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many of them are using social media to find out.
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many are using social media to find out.
Monday, May 20 2013 9:30 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:30:20 GMT
A stop on a roadtrip turned one traveler's trip into a nightmare that lasted more than a month.. It happened in Marston, when Debbie Vallejo let her dog, Slick, go to the bathroom at Pilot's.
A stop on a roadtrip turned one traveler's trip into a nightmare that lasted more than a month.. It happened in Marston, when Debbie Vallejo let her dog, Slick, go to the bathroom at Pilot's.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:53 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:53:31 GMT
A fire in Oran destroyed a 2-story house on Tuesday morning. According to the Oran Fire Department, it happened at 4:05 a.m. at 907 highway W, which is right in the middle of town. Firefighters
No one was living in the home at the time of the time. Fire crews tell Heartland News that the family had just moved out.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:04 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:04:33 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attention
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children.
Kerry Noble, the Chief Executive Officer of Pemiscot Memorial, said the hospital can't really support more than two staffed ambulances to cover the entire county.
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