Emergency Medical Services
The right care. The right transport. The right time.
Mercy EMS provides district-wide emergency ambulance operations through its public-service partnership with the South Barry County Ambulance District.
Ground emergency care
A coordinated response from scene to destination.
Emergency ground response
Ambulance crews respond to sudden illness, injury, and other time-sensitive medical calls across southern Barry County.
Advanced Life Support
ALS response brings paramedic-level assessment, monitoring, medications, procedures, and advanced treatment when clinically indicated.
Basic Life Support
BLS response provides essential assessment, stabilization, first aid, oxygen support, and safe transport for patients whose needs do not require advanced interventions.
Medical transport
Crews coordinate transport to an appropriate receiving facility based on clinical needs, destination capabilities, and emergency-system conditions.
Regional resources
Air medical support when distance and acuity demand it.
Helicopter medical transport
For certain time-critical patients, crews may coordinate with regional helicopter services to shorten travel time to specialized care.
Fixed-wing medical transport
When a patient requires longer-distance transfer or specialized transport, fixed-wing resources may be coordinated as appropriate.
Important: Transport method and destination are clinical and operational decisions. They depend on patient condition, distance, weather, aircraft and facility availability, and the judgment of the responding medical team.
One connected system
Dispatch, field care, and receiving facilities work together.
The response starts with 911
Barry County E9-1-1 receives and dispatches medical calls, helping the system respond with the right information from the outset.
Assessment begins on arrival
Crews assess, stabilize, treat, and determine transport needs at the scene and throughout the trip.
Care continues at the hospital
Communication with receiving facilities supports an informed handoff and continuity of emergency care.