Emergency
Dispatches
According to fire and ambulance transmissions, monitored by the newspaper:
July 21
6:47 a.m. — Peabody ambulance transported to St. Luke Hospital a man in his 90s who had fallen in the 500 block of Vine St.
8:50 a.m. — Marion ambulance transported to St. Luke a woman in her 50s who felt ill in the 400 block of E. Main St.
3:40 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transferred a patient from Hillsboro Community Hospital to Newton Medical Center.
4:29 p.m. — Marion ambulance responded to Lois Ln. at the Marion County Lake for a man in his 80s on oxygen whose legs were tingling.
6:42 p.m. — Marion ambulance transported a patient from St. Luke to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.
8:01 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance was placed on standby after dispatchers received a report of a woman passed out in Central Park in Marion. No woman was discovered in the park, so the ambulance was dismissed.
10:31 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance was paged to the 100 block of Jefferson St. for a possible domestic disturbance. No transportation was provided.
July 22
11:04 a.m. — Marion firefighters were called to the 100 block of N. Thorp St. for a fire alarm that had been errantly activated at the USD 408 district offices.
Thursday
1:58 a.m. — Marion ambulance responded to 1500 block of E. Lawrence St. for an elderly patient who was confused and may have fallen. No transportation was provided.
12:52 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transferred a patient from HCH to Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita.
4:05 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transported a second patient from HCH to Kansas Heart.
Friday
5:56 a.m. — Peabody ambulance responded to the 400 block of N. Locust St. for a woman in respiratory distress.
8:43 a.m. — Marion ambulance transported to St. Luke a woman who had fallen in the 100 block of N. Roosevelt St.
12:11 p.m. — Peabody ambulance transferred a patient from St. Luke to an unspecified location.
1:36 p.m. — Florence firefighters and ambulance and Marion firefighters were called to a pasture fire near 130th and Vista Rds.
1:54 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transported to HCH a patient who had collapsed in the 400 block of N. Adams St.
Saturday
12:39 p.m. — Marion ambulance transferred a patient from St. Luke to Wesley.
sunday
10:25 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transported to HCH a woman who had collapsed, had low blood pressure, and was feeling dizzy at Parkside Homes.
12:13 p.m. — Marion ambulance made an advanced-life support transfer from HCH to Kansas Heart.
2:20 p.m. — Florence ambulance transported to Newton Medical a man who had fallen in the 200 block of W. 4th St.
10:56 p.m. — Marion ambulance responded to Hilltop Manor for a man complaining of problems breathing but did not provide transportation.
Monday
7:50 a.m. — A Marion ambulance attendant as a first responder, and Hillsboro ambulance transported to St. Luke an elderly woman unable to walk in the 1500 block of E. Lawrence St.
8:50 a.m. — Peabody ambulance responded to the 400 block of N. Maple St. for a man in his 60s not feeling well but did not provide transportation.
9:43 p.m. — Florence ambulance transported to Susan B. Allen Hospital in El Dorado a woman complaining of pancreatic difficulty in the 100 block of S. Nickerson St. in Burns. Burns first responders also were dispatched.