Residents of northeast Mississippi will soon have a new ambulance service provider.
North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS) announced that Pafford Emergency Medical Services will soon take over the Tupelo-based medical provider’s ground and air patient transportation operations. An exact date has not been released.
Pafford will assume ownership of ambulance and CareFlight helicopter services for NMHS emergency, critical care, and neonatal care centers in Eupora, Iuka, Pontotoc, Tupelo, and West Point.
In addition, Pafford will replace older ambulance vehicles, add three new ones to the fleet, and add new ambulance stations while maintaining its equipment. Over 200 emergency medical technicians and paramedics will transition from NMHS to the new provider’s team.
NMHS is the largest non-urban health system in the country and serves more than one million patients annually.
