City leaders reject Decatur Morgan Hospital appeal of EMS fine [Video]

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – Decatur city leaders struck down a Decatur Morgan Hospital appeal of a fine for failure to meet the city’s Emergency Management Service (EMS) response time requirements during the first 3 months of 2024.

In June, the Decatur Morgan Ambulance Service was hit with a $5,000 fine after the ambulance regulatory board found that they were not getting to respond to calls fast enough.

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The ambulance service responded to only 82% of its calls to the police jurisdiction within 13 minutes of being dispatched during the first quarter of the year. A city ordinance requires EMS crews to respond to calls in that area within 13 minutes 90% of the time.

During this week’s city council meeting, Hospital Chief Executive Officer Kelli Powers and EMS director Tyler Stinson asked the city council to uphold their …