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About
The Ohio County Emergency Medical Service is an Advanced Life Support Unit certified by the West Virginia Office of Emergency Services. The unit is staffed by two paramedics seven days a week from 6:00 am to 6:30 pm. The Ohio County EMS supports the county Volunteer Fire Departments in ensuring a Paramedic Unit is available to the citizens and visitors of Ohio County. To provide emergency response, treatment, and transport to the nearest appropriate facility with potentially critical illness or injury regardless of the patient’s age, sex, ethnicity, ability to pay.
Our Mission
The Mission of the Ohio County Division of Emergency Medical Services is accomplished by the vigilant practice of our core values:
- To treat our patients with dignity
- To recognize the privilege, confidence, and trust that is extended to us when we serve others during a time of vulnerability
- To demonstrate ethical behavior in all of our interactions
- To maintain credibility by conducting ourselves with uncompromising honesty and professionalism
- To build constructive relationships
- To support a working environment that encourages respectful communications and equitable treatment
- To serve as leaders, to encourage, develop, and practice leadership skills, which motivate others to achieve common goals
- To pursue continuous improvement in our medical mission through evaluation, education and personal development
- To achieve distinction by demonstrating the highest degree of paramedic and program expertise
- To take pride in our service oriented organization
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