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Three members of Jackson County’s EMS have achieved Paramedic status.
PIO Derek Woolbright said Advanced EMTs Eli Covington, Dillon Dillahunty and Chris Hayse recently completed a 12-month Paramedic program through Vol State.
“It’s a great asset for not only our ambulance services but for our county in general,” Woolbright said. “It ensures that each of our ambulances can provide advanced life support and some of our ambulances will now be staffed with two paramedics. That’s an advantage we’re blessed that I know a lot of counties of similar sizes don’t have.”
The addition of the new Paramedics gives Jackson County a total of nine full-time Advanced Life Support providers. Woolbright said they already have another advanced EMT preparing to participate in that same program.
