Russell County EMS Director Charles Shepherd has notified the EMS Board of his intent to retire in January. Board chairman Jeremy Coffey confirmed Shepherd’s pending retirement to WJRS NEWS.
The EMS Board held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday morning, with Coffey describing it as a brief meeting.
The board voted to move forward with a partnership with Russell County Hospital to pursue a grant that would provide a paramedic to make home visits to patients recently discharged from the hospital. The goal is to help ensure those patients continue receiving sufficient medical care.
Discussions between EMS and hospital representatives will continue as they work toward the proposed partnership.
Coffey also said the board has been notified that its annual field audit is complete. The board expects to receive the findings within the next month or so.