MDH Board Holds Special Thursday Meeting to Discuss Ambulance Service
The McDonough District Hospital (MDH) board met Thursday to address an ambulance service set to expire May 3rd following MDH's contract cancellation.
CEO Bill Murdock expects two proposals next week—one from Lifeguard and one from another ambulance service— each presented at separate meetings.
The public response has been swift and negative. Eric Blakeley, McDonough County Chairman, said the county has received hundreds of calls from area residents since the cancellation announcement. 'Most were not positive,' Blakeley said. The county is also reviewing proposals from multiple companies offering ambulance services.
'We are looking at several options and several companies that have come to us, and believe we can come up with a plan so that the residents of McDonough county will not have to go without ambulance service,' Blakeley stated. He acknowledged that MDH's short notice of cancellation complicated planning but said the county board will do what it can to provide care to its citizens.
