Eagle Rock Golden Mano district
receives emergency medical services
May 6, 2020
Eagle Rock Golden Mano Fire Protection District fire chief, Mark Pierson, and asssistant fire chief, Pam Stilwell, are pleased about South Barry County Ambulance District’s new facility near Eagle Rock, which will provide Mercy emergency medical services to the area.
Polly McCrillis
At 7 a.m., Sunday, April 29, 2020, residents of Eagle Rock and surrounding areas gained a new entity of emergency health care, the South Barry County Ambulance District (SBCAD). Located on Highway 86, just west of the Eagle Rock Marina, the land the business is built on was donated to Mercy Hospital by the Eagle Rock Golden Mano Fire Department.
“Having Mercy EMS services is a godsend,” said Pam Stilwell, Eagle Rock’s assistant fire chief. “Mercy employees have been so gracious. It’s a game changer for everyone.”
Manned by two emergency medical personnel, the SBCAD will operate 24 hours a day, every week of the year. Shell Knob or Cassville emergency medical personnel will cover the Eagle Rock district when patients need to be transported to Mercy hospital in Springfield.
“They’ll cover for us,” said Stilwell, “since travel time to Springfield is an hour and a half there and another hour and a half back.”
According to Stilwell, the rotation coverage ends at 10 p.m. each evening, and begins again at 7 a.m.
“The coverage stops,” she added, “but an ambulance still may be called out to do a transfer, such as when a Mercy Hospital patient in Cassville needs to be transported to Springfield.”
This project, made possible through collaborative efforts between the Eagle Rock, Golden, Mano Fire Protection District and SBCAD, will reduce response times and provide essential coverage to the Highway 86 corridor on the southernmost edge of the district. Prior to April 29th, residents of this area were reliant on emergency medical services from Cassville and Shell Knob, 15 and 21 miles away, respectively.
Additionally, the ambulance station houses a community helipad which will provide a secure and safe landing zone for those needing rapid transport by air to a regional specialty resource center.
An open house ceremony for the community is slated for late May.
At 7 a.m., Sunday, April 29, 2020, residents of Eagle Rock and surrounding areas gained a new entity of emergency health care, the South Barry County Ambulance District (SBCAD). Located on Highway 86, just west of the Eagle Rock Marina, the land the business is built on was donated to Mercy Hospital by the Eagle Rock Golden Mano Fire Department.
“Having Mercy EMS services is a godsend,” said Pam Stilwell, Eagle Rock’s assistant fire chief. “Mercy employees have been so gracious. It’s a game changer for everyone.”
Manned by two emergency medical personnel, the SBCAD will operate 24 hours a day, every week of the year. Shell Knob or Cassville emergency medical personnel will cover the Eagle Rock district when patients need to be transported to Mercy hospital in Springfield.
“They’ll cover for us,” said Stilwell, “since travel time to Springfield is an hour and a half there and another hour and a half back.”
According to Stilwell, the rotation coverage ends at 10 p.m. each evening, and begins again at 7 a.m.
“The coverage stops,” she added, “but an ambulance still may be called out to do a transfer, such as when a Mercy Hospital patient in Cassville needs to be transported to Springfield.”
This project, made possible through collaborative efforts between the Eagle Rock, Golden, Mano Fire Protection District and SBCAD, will reduce response times and provide essential coverage to the Highway 86 corridor on the southernmost edge of the district. Prior to April 29th, residents of this area were reliant on emergency medical services from Cassville and Shell Knob, 15 and 21 miles away, respectively.
Additionally, the ambulance station houses a community helipad which will provide a secure and safe landing zone for those needing rapid transport by air to a regional specialty resource center.
An open house ceremony for the community is slated for late May.
