LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Ambulance service in Clark County, Indiana, will look different again beginning next month.
Come Sept. 1, New Chapel EMS will no longer provide 911 emergency ambulance services in Clark County, the company said in a news release Thursday.
The company said it will focus on restructuring and rebranding in the coming months, and will also transition to other spaces in Clark County, leaving its current headquarters at Utica Township Fire Department.
"We believe this change in direction is the best decision to make currently for our company, our employees, and the community," the company said in the release.
This comes about two weeks after Clark County inked a 90-day contract with Muncie-based Heartland Ambulance Service, which started Aug. 1, making it the county's primary ambulance service.
According to Clark County Health Officer Dr. Eric Yazel, negotiations with Heartland to provide additional coverage to the county were already discussed prior to New Chapel's announcement about ending services.
The EMS climate in southern Indiana has been in turmoil since last November when New Chapel was tied to controversy after its former CEO and former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel was charged with using department money to fund his and his family's lavish lifestyle. Noel faces at least 31 felony charges related to fraud, misconduct, theft, ghost employment, money laundering and public corruption.
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