Monongalia Emergency Medical Services (Mon EMS) got a lot of attention last week at the 2024 World EMS Expo in Las Vegas thanks to a new ambulance […]
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Hope Hill Sobering Center facing closure due to lack of use
MORGANTOWN -— In theory, the Hope Hill Sobering Center couldn’t miss. It was viewed as the missing piece — the step between letting a visibly intoxicated […]
Mon EMS gets approval to use sobering center as part of two-year test program
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 […]
Mon EMS, Mountaineer Area Rescue Group formalize partnership
MORGANTOWN — With a population of over 100,000 and a major land grant university, Monongalia County is not a location one would normally associate with the word […]
Mon Commission receives $21 million EMS levy proposal
MORGANTOWN — Mon EMS is asking the Monongalia County Commission to place a four-year levy worth just over $21 million before the county’s voters in November. Executive […]
Star City VFD ceases ambulance service due to financial constraints
MORGANTOWN — Star City’s dedicated ambulance coverage has become the latest casualty of the funding crisis impacting emergency services across West Virginia and the country. Joe Klass, […]
Mon EMS preparing excess levy for November election
MORGANTOWN — When Monongalia County residents have a medical emergency, they count on Mon EMS to show up. Now Mon EMS personnel are hopeful the county’s voters […]