Emergency
Dispatches
According to fire and ambulance transmissions monitored by the newspaper:
June 28
1:02 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transported to St. Luke Hospital a man in his 50s who had fallen from the 200 block of Walnut St. in Marion.
2:21 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transported to St. Luke a woman in her 80s who was reported to be having a diabetic reaction in the 500 block of N. Freeborn St. in Marion.
2:26 a.m. — Peabody ambulance transported to Newton Medical Center a woman who suffered a possible hip fracture after a fall at Bethesda Homes. Goessel first responders also were dispatched.
4:45 p.m. — Peabody ambulance transported to Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis in Wichita a person who reportedly ruptured an aorta.
10:10 p.m. — Marion ambulance transported to St. Luke a woman who was conscious but not alert at Hilltop Apartments.
June 29
2:28 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transferred a patient from St. Luke to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.
1:09 p.m. — Peabody ambulance transported a person to St. Luke. No details were available.
6:32 p.m. — Florence firefighters were called to a garage fire reportedly caused by fireworks in Peabody.
Thursday
5:02 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transported to Hillsboro Community Hospital a man in his 80s who had fallen and hit his head at Parkside Homes.
1:38 p.m. — Marion ambulance transported from the 1500 block of E. Lawrence St. to St. Luke a man in his 80s who had fallen and was bleeding from his head.
5:54 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transported to HCH a man who was having a hard time staying conscious in the 400 block of S. Ash St.
friday
6:41 p.m. — Hillsboro firefighters and EMTs were dispatched to a false alarm at Hillsboro Community Hospital.
Saturday
5:50 p.m. — Marion firefighters and EMTs were dispatched to K-150 near Wagonwheel Rd. for a vehicle that had been struck by lightning. No transportation was provided.
11:31 p.m. — Florence firefighters were dispatched to the 200 block of W. 5th St. for an electric meter with sparks coming from it.
SUNDAY
10:14 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transferred a patient from HCH to Wesley.
11:55 p.m. — Florence ambulance, a Hillsboro EMT, and a coroner were called to the 100 block of N. Roosevelt St. in Marion for a person who passed out but was not coming to.
monday
1:31 a.m. — Peabody ambulance transported to HCH a woman from Parkside Homes whose oxygen levels were low.
3:25 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transported to Newton Medical a woman having hip pain from the 400 block of E. Marion St. in Goessel.
5:34 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transferred a patient from HCH to Wesley.
6:11 a.m. — Marion ambulance transported to St. Luke a person with unspecified symptoms in 500 block of N. Cedar St.
6:40 p.m. — Florence ambulance transferred a patient from St. Luke to Newton Medical.
8:25 p.m. — Peabody ambulance was stationed at the city fireworks display and investigated several minor complaints but did not provide transportation.
10:45 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transported to HCH a child having a seizure at the old Dari-Ette in Hillsboro.