August 2024

EMS receives achievement award

The Franklin County EMS received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Bronze achievement award.The award is for its commitment to offering rapid and research-based care to people experiencing the most severe form of heart attacks and strokes, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.Emergency medical services staff can begin treatment when they arrive — up to an hour sooner than if someone goes to the hospital by car.

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