Emergency medical services from the comfort of ... your couch? A new state law passed earlier this year will allow EMS personnel to do just that for people with certain medical conditions. The new “treat-in-place" law will allow some patients to be treated by EMS ...
Today marks the last day of the 50th EMS Week — a celebration of emergency medical responders and their work. Like many first responders, EMS workers — including paramedics and emergency medical technicians — are usually encountering people on the worst days of their lives. They show ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate is once again trying to give small rural counties a tool to fund their fire and EMS services. SB 167 was among the bills that passed the Senate on Friday and headed to the House. SB 167 would allow any county to impose a $1 health and safety fee on a list of ...
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate is making another go at enabling counties with lots of tourists and few residents to raise money for emergency services to accommodate all those visitors. Bills to build housing to draw new workers to the state and to enable enhanced oil and gas recovery for ...
On a rainy Tuesday night in Morgantown, overnight crews at Mon EMS prepared for the unknown. An unnerving thought to some, these professionals thrive on the knowledge that at any moment they could be called to the scene of anything from a shooting to a drug or alcohol overdose. They could ...
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate unanimously passed a bill aimed at fixing the problem of hiring and retaining Child Protective Services workers across the state, and sent it to the House of Delegates on Wednesday. The Senate also passed a bill to help low-population, tourist-oriented ...