Bulloch County EMS/Rescue
Lee Eckles, Director
Randy Turner, Assistant Director
P.O. Box 1409
Statesboro, Georgia 30459
Phone: (912) 764-6188
Fax: (912) 489-8917
E-mail: ambulancerescue@bullochcounty.net
Summary of the department:
EMS/Rescue provide services 7 days a week – 24 hours a day.
Mission, Profile and Issues
To provide on a countywide basis advanced life support response from dispatch to arrival in 10 minutes or less providing pre-hospital treatment; to provide both emergency and non-emergency patient transport to medical facilities both locally and out-of-town; to maintain medical and billing records; to provide on-site presence at heavily attended community events and assemblies; to provide critical support and mutual-aid for seven counties, fire services and law enforcement; and, to provide educational and training opportunities at health fairs, career days and similar activities.
Revenue collection is an on-going issue. Offsetting reductions for Medicaid is a continuing trend. The county will only be reimbursed for managed care rates and not actual full cost. The collection rate is favorable to other counties. However, it is unlikely that full cost recovery will ever be possible.
The county is prepared to locate a needed new substation in the southeast part of the county, as soon as operational funds are available.
