A Look Back: Floyd EMS Has Been Caring for Our Community for 50 Years Community Benefit
Floyd Emergency Medical Services is one of the oldest emergency medical services in the state. The service was established July 1, 1966, when the Floyd County Commission asked Floyd Hospital (as Floyd was then called) to take over the county-operated ambulance service to ensure the continued provision of emergency medical service to the community. Dana Treglown was the first director with John Burnett serving as assistant director and Stanley Payne as third-shift supervisor. In 1967, Floyd trained the area’s first emergency medical technicians (EMTs) registered by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Four years later, Floyd began administering IV fluids and medicines in ambulances, and in 1973, the service became one of the first to be licensed by the state of Georgia. That same year, Floyd EMS piloted a training course for Georgia EMTs with Coosa Valley Technical School (now Georgia Northwestern Technical College). Today, EMS is Floyd’s primary provider of community benefit services, recording more than 112,000 points of service during the year. And that care, happens all while continuing to be first on the scene when an emergency occurs, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
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