The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from the owner of Dunn’s Ambulance Service in Taylorville, at the club’s weekly meeting on Tuesday at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.
Kiwanis president John Gardner (left) presided at the meeting and introduced Paula Dunn (right), who is president of Dunn’s Ambulance Service. She told Kiwanis members they operate 3 ambulances from their Taylorville location. Dunn added so far this year, they’ve answered almost 23-hundred calls, with just over 18-hundred being Advanced Life Support calls.
Dunn added their ambulance service has 3 what are called “Lucas Devices”, which are mechanical C-P-R devices. She said they have a superior life-saving ability when they’re used. Dunn told the Kiwanis members each machine costs over 25-thousand dollars.
Dunn also said their call volume during the pandemic was initially down tremendously as people were cautious to seek medical care, but added this turned around fairly quickly as people became less concerned about COVID contamination.
As other industries continue to face supply chain issues, Dunn told Kiwanis members their company was also affected by putting put on a waiting list for a new ambulance.
Dunn is proud of her company’s community involvement, including teaching E-M-T classes at Lincoln Land Community College as well as providing ambulances at eleven sporting events in the area.
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge. For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.
