March 19th, 2023 by WCBC Radio
Allegany County Emergency Medical Services is a leader in response time. When a medical emergency arises and a call to 911 in rural Allegany County Maryland EMS response times is an average of under 10 minutes. The Emergency Medical Services is a critical Services providing ambulance, paramedic, and emergency medical technicians during times of emergency. WCBC news spoke with James Pyles, Director of Emergency Services for Allegany County… He credits an amazing team for improved response times…
Pyles was appointed as director of Emergency Services in 2019 for Allegany County and said it was a difficult time with many hurdles to overcome including lack of volunteers to man equipment, inadequate accounting system and shift leadership but through some tough decisions and changes in geographical coverage, the department response time has never been better…
