The Starke County Commissioners will meet tonight.
Starke County Council Discusses Additional Staff for EMS, Sheriff’s Department
The Starke County Council members discussed requests from the Starke County EMS Department and the Starke County Sheriff’s Department for additional staff members in 2019.
Additional Starke County EMS Full-Time Staff Proposed
Starke County Officials to Consider Ambulance Purchase, Transfer Unit
Starke County government officials will decide on the purchase of a new ambulance and a possible transfer unit in the next few weeks.
Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will discuss the courthouse elevator bid when they meet tonight.
Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will meet tonight where EMS Director Travis Clary and Clerk Mary Lynn Ritchie will have an update for the board while Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler will provide information on where the department stands on spring and summer operations.
Ambulance Transfers Gain in Numbers
Starke County EMS Clerk Mary Lynn Ritchie informed the commissioners Monday night that the number of ambulance transfers is increasing.
She said the number of transfers in November was at 16 percent which is up from seven percent the month before, but not where they were earlier this year. Basic Life Service transfers from the area nursing homes have increased where the EMS department had not been getting those calls.
Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will meet tonight where a public hearing is set for the UTV Ordinance. The county’s ordinance authorizes and regulates the use of Recreational Utility Task Vehicles (UTVs or side-by-sides) and Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) on certain county roads. A copy of the ordinance is available in the Starke County Auditor’s office in the Starke County Annex Building No. 1 on 53 E. Mound Street in Knox.
Starke County Commissioners Concerned about Drop in Ambulance Transfers
Starke County EMS Director Travis Clary presented ambulance transfer figures to the county commissioners Monday night and the numbers caused concern.
The percentage of transfers dropped from 35 or 25 percent to 10 percent last month. Clary explained that Porter Regional brought in a full-time ambulance that is available at Starke Hospital 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. The Porter ambulance service is getting a majority of the Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support and nursing home transfer calls while Starke County EMS is not getting as many.
Starke County EMS Director Hires New Part-Time Paramedics, Gives Ambulance Maintenance Report
Starke County EMS Director Travis Clary told the county commissioners this week that five part-time paramedics were recently hired and they are completing orientation. He hopes this will help cut down on overtime hours.
