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Emergency Medical Center

Main Office - 901 N. Jefferson St. - 229-439-7011

EMS East Station  - 1501 Clark - 229-439-8713

EMS West Station - 503 N. Westover - 229-431-0111

EMS South Station - 2040 Newton Road - 229-435-7178

EMS Southeast Station - 400 Honeysuckle - 229-435-7178

901 N. Jefferson

Albany, Georgia 31701

Hours of Operation: 24 hours

Dougherty County Emergency Medical Service is an advanced life support ambulance service that provides quality pre-hospital medical care and transportation to the citizens of Dougherty County twenty-four hours per day. EMS also provides community service and education to the general public by teaching CPR and first aid and offering free blood pressure screenings. EMS responds to approximately 17,000 calls per year with an average response time of five minutes. The department uses eight Type I one-ton truck ambulances and three first responder vehicles operated by the director, on-duty supervisor, and the training officer. Three trucks are run out of a headquarters facility which houses three 2-person crews, the director, supervisor, training officer, and two administrative personnel. One truck is operated out of a satellite station in East Albany which houses one 2-person crew. One truck runs out of a satellite station in South Albany, also with one 2-person crew. The other crew is located in the Northwest part of Dougherty County.

Updated 8/28/2009 2:21 PM
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