In January, Piedmont Medical Center will take over the River Hills/Lake Wylie EMS, the community service that has been operational since 1980.
The Lake Wylie ambulance service responded to about 1,500 calls last year, The Rock Hill Herald reports. Piedmont Medical Center has operated most of York County’s ambulance services for more than 40 years.
The River Hills/Lake Wylie EMS service was established in 1980 and has undergone several changes in operations and management over the years. Initially, the service relied solely on donations and operated without paid employees for the first 20 to 25 years, according to Dick Mann, board member and operations director…