On Monday night, the Yankton City Commission considered a request brought forward by the Yankton County Commission and the Yankton County EMS for the payment of a study about how our ambulance service should be moving forward.
Yankton County Ambulance Administrator, Eric Van Dusen, talks about what is very surprising about ambulance services in South Dakota…
Van Dusen notes that 92 per cent of their calls happen within the Yankton City limits, with a steady increase in call volume.
Van Dusen talks about if he expects the recommendations of the study to be implemented…
Yankton County Commissioner, John Marquardt, talks about why this study is so important, and why they value the city’s assistance…
After asking numerous questions about the details of the study, the City Commission approved to fund half of the price of the EMS Study, which comes to just under 25 thousand dollars for the City’s share.
