Baldwin County’s largest city has concerns over wait times for ambulance service and is now looking into why that is and what can be done about it. The city of Daphne has taken those concerns to Medstar EMS in hopes it will address the problem.
The city has between 230 and 270 medical calls each month, by far the highest call rate of any city in the county. Like most of Baldwin County, Daphne relies on Medstar to provide service to the city but according to Daphne city officials, a shortage of certified paramedics and other medical staff has created a strain on Medstar’s system over the last year.
“We’ve met with Medstar and let them know that we see an issue and a problem,” said Daphne mayor, Robin LeJeune. “We’re working with them on coming up with some solutions. They’re offering to us to come back to us and say’ ‘Hey, these are some plans we want to implement.’”