PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. — An Alabama county made the decision to end its ambulance service after operating with only one rig due ...

PICKENS COUNTY, Alabama (WVTM) — As of Friday, one ambulance serves the entirety of Pickens County because county leaders say they cannot afford the cost associated with operating a second unit.

Pickens County is also working on bringing the Pickens County Medical Center, the hospital that has been closed since 2020, ...

Photo courtesy Pickens County EMSResidents in Pickens County are facing an ambulance desert after the remaining ambulance ...

The Lamar County ambulance service pitched in after Pickens County ended its ambulance service for good on Sunday.Lamar ...

In the three weeks since Pickens County dropped down to one ambulance, two women died after waiting an hour for paramedics to arrive. One woman went into cardiac arrest and died before an ...

“In the three weeks since Pickens County dropped down to one ambulance, two women died after waiting an hour for paramedics to arrive.” That’s the first line of Savannah Tryens-Fernandes ...