emergency

dispatches

Broadcasts about these fire and ambulance calls were monitored this past week by the newspaper.

Aug. 25

8:24 a.m. — A resident with a nose bleed from Parkside Homes, Hillsboro, was taken to Hillsboro Community Hospital by Hillsboro ambulance on doctor orders.

1:28 p.m. — A patient from St. Luke Hospital was transferred to Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph, Wichita, by Marion ambulance.

3:00 p.m. — A woman who fell near Random and Trail Rds., Marion County Lake was helped up and refused to be taken to a hospital by Hillsboro ambulance.

4:20 p.m. — A resident who fell at Salem Home, Hillsboro was taken to HCH by Hillsboro ambulance.

Aug. 26

4:30 a.m. — A 66-year-old woman who was short of breath near 59th and Newell St., Peabody, was taken to Newton Medical Center by Hillsboro ambulance. Peabody ambulance and Peabody firefighters were also responded.

10:34 a.m. — A St. Luke patient was transferred to McPherson Hospital by Marion ambulance.

12:35 p.m. — Hillsboro firefighters were called to a grass fire near Eagle and 170th Rds.

3:14 p.m. — Hillsboro and Lehigh firefighters were called to a grass fire in the 300 block of S. Prospect St., Lehigh.

6:16 p.m. — A HCH patient was transferred to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita by Hillsboro ambulance.

thursday

7:52 a.m. — An 82-year-old woman who fell near Kanza and 230th Rds., was taken to McPherson Hospital by Hillsboro ambulance.

8:15 a.m. — A 61-year-old woman who had chest pains in the 100 block of N. Cedar St., Marion was taken to St. Luke by Marion ambulance.

10:44 a.m. — An elderly man who fell in the 100 block of N. F St., Ramona refused to be taken to a hospital by Tampa ambulance.

3:30 p.m. — An elderly woman who fell in the 300 block of Willow Rd., Hillsboro was taken to HCH by Hillsboro ambulance.

6:14 p.m. — A medical alarm company called for a woman with low oxygen levels in the 200 block of E 5th St., Florence, was taken to St. Luke by Marion ambulance.

6:34 p.m. — A St. Luke patient was transferred to St. Joseph by Marion ambulance.

friday

8:38 a.m. — Hillsboro firefighters were called to a gas meter that was leaking in the 1100 block of Bradford Ct., Hillsboro.

10:01 a.m. — A 70-year-old man who fell at Marion Marble and Granite was taken to St. Luke by Marion ambulance.

12:05 p.m. — A St. Luke patient was transferred to St. Joseph by Marion ambulance.

5:40 p.m. — Hillsboro firefighters were called to Circle D Corporation for a fire behind the building.

6:15 p.m. — An law enforcement officer requested an ambulance in the 500 block of W. B St., Hillsboro for a woman who was ill. She refused to be taken to a hospital by Hillsboro ambulance.

7:17 p.m. — A 68-year-old woman who fell in the 500 block of N. Cedar St., Marion, she was helped up and refused to be taken to a hospital by Marion ambulance.

10:06 p.m. — A 73-year-old woman who pressed her medical alarm near 120th and Indigo Rds. Peabody ambulance was canceled by the alarm company.

saturday

5:30 a.m. — An 86-year-old woman who pressed her medical alarm in the 200 block E. A St., Hillsboro refused to be taken to a hospital by Hillsboro ambulance.

4:53 p.m. — A 102-year-old woman who fell near 340th and Limestone Rds., was taken to HCH by Tampa ambulance.

9:27 p.m. — Burns firefighters were called to a leak of anhydrous ammonia from the storage tanks Mid—Kansas Coop Burns location.

11:53 p.m. — Durham, Hillsboro and Peabody firefighters and Hillsboro ambulance were called to a barn on fire in 240th and Indigo Rds.

sunday

9:20 a.m. — A 57-year-old woman who had a migraine in the 300 block of N. Walnut St., was taken to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita by Peabody ambulance. Hillsboro ambulance rendezvous with Peabody at Indigo Rd. and US-50.

12:42 p.m. — A resident with chest pains at Salem Home, was taken to St. Luke by Hillsboro ambulance.

monday

9:46 a.m. — A woman who fell in the 500 block of S. Cedar St., Marion was helped up and refused to be taken to a hospital by Marion ambulance.