MORGANTOWN – After nearly a year of planning, Monongalia Emergency Medical Services, more commonly known as Mon EMS, is ready to throw open its doors and give community members a firsthand look at what it takes to provide life-saving EMS service. The Mon EMS Citizens Academy is a ...
MORGANTOWN – Last Wednesday, Monongalia County Emergency Medical Services outfitted the primary response bags in each of its vehicles with a portable carbon monoxide detector. Within about 48 hours, an alert from one of those units prevented what would have likely become a dangerous ...
Monongalia Emergency Medical Services (Mon EMS) got a lot of attention last week at the 2024 World EMS Expo in Las Vegas thanks to a new ambulance built for the agency, which features a unique and innovative design. The new ambulance, manufactured by Road Rescue in Orlando, Florida, ...
MORGANTOWN -— In theory, the Hope Hill Sobering Center couldn’t miss. It was viewed as the missing piece — the step between letting a visibly intoxicated person fend for themselves or dropping them in an emergency room or, potentially, a jail cell. It would allow ...
MORGANTOWN — Mon EMS has received the green light to begin transporting patients who meet very-specific criteria to the Hope Hill Sobering Center. During Wednesday’s meeting of the Monongalia County Commission, Mon EMS Executive Director Forest Weyen said the state’s Medical Policy ...
MORGANTOWN — With a population of over 100,000 and a major land grant university, Monongalia County is not a location one would normally associate with the word “wilderness.” However, in popular outdoor recreation spots like Coopers Rock State Forest, Snake Hill Wildlife Area, and the ...