HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County EMS reported last week that it surpassed 8,000 ambulance runs for 2021, a record and the first time it surpassed 8,000 calls.
The total number of runs by the EMS in 2021 was 8,225 compared with 7,412 in 2020 and a pre-pandemic total of 7,416 in 2019.
Director Dave Johnston says the No. 1 reason for an EMS call in the county for 2021 was falls with more than 1,000 cases. Next were calls for general illness.
EMS had a record number of calls in both September and October. The state fair also kept ambulances busy with a record 104 calls. Out of those, 36 patients were transported. Johnston attributes the large number of calls to the hot weather during the fair.
The number of calls overall was up 11% with transports up 3%, according to figures released by EMS.
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