Dear editor, We have been following the ambulance issue for Allen County. We understand the commissioners are tasked with the hospital and with funding an ambulance service to provide for Allen countians needs.  We also…

Dear editor, I read with interest the letter submitted by Dr. and Mrs. Stone. They made a lot of good points. As I have been a patient that needed transferred on a few occasions, what…

With Allen County 90 days away from launching its newest iteration of ambulance service, two questions remain:  1. Who will handle transfers from Allen County Regional Hospital to other medical facilities? 2. How will the…

Dear editor, We are concerned about the recently signed ambulance contract with AMR.   Unless a solution can be found we will have no ambulance transfer capabilities as of 8/1/2023. There is an average of…

At the stroke of midnight Aug. 1, Iola will no longer be in the ambulance business for the first time in more than 50 years. Tuesday’s decision by Allen County commissioners to hire a private…

Allen County will enter a five-year contract with American Medical Response (AMR) to provide countywide EMS services starting Aug. 1. Commissioners approved the contract on Tuesday, pending a few details still to be worked through.…

A new contract proposal for the county’s ambulance service appears to be missing one important part: transfers from Allen County Regional Hospital to other facilities. Global Medical Response, through its subsidiary American Medical Response, submitted…

We welcome the news that city and county officials reached agreement this week to continue as partners in providing emergency medical services to all of Allen County. The five-year contract not only ensures that citizens…

Allen County has selected American Medical Response (AMR) to be its new ambulance provider. But what all does that mean? To learn more, the Register spoke with Jason Jenkins, regional representative for the company. What…

Iola plans to go it alone. City council members gave their full-throated support Monday night to protecting the jobs of Iola firefighters by creating a stand-alone ambulance service within city limits. The decision comes in…