Leaders of EMS agencies throughout the state expressed concern and frustration about a lack of resources with a small group of West Virginia lawmakers during a roundtable discussion at the West Virginia EMS Coalition 2023 Annual Membership Meeting on June 15. The coalition was ...
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 ...
Emergency crews from Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, Mon EMS and Blacksville Volunteer Fire Department were called to Federal #2 Mine in Fairview late Wednesday morning for reports of a possible electrocution incident at the site. Once on scene, deputies with the Monongalia ...
The West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services has awarded Monongalia Emergency Medical Services (Mon EMS) a five-year accreditation as an EMS educational institution. “We are very excited to achieve this honor and to continue the growth and development of Emergency Medicine in ...
Mon EMS announces Johnson as new captain Monongalia Emergency Medical Services (Mon EMS) announced that paramedic Brandon Johnson was promoted to captain. Johnson fills the fourth and final vacancy of the team of four captains at Mon EMS. “I am honored to assume the role of captain at ...
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 ...