Prior to 1965, Drums & Warlick Funeral Home
provided ambulance services throughout Lincoln County. In 1965, Lincoln County
Ambulance Service began operations based out of Lincoln County Life Saving Crew's
building on Academy Street in Lincolnton.
In September 1982, Lincoln
Medical Center began operating the
ambulance service. Based out of the hospital, they were located in a small room
beside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) until a new facility was completed outside the Emergency Room in
1983. Expansion began in 1986 with the establishment of the east and west bases.
This expansion allowed enhanced coverage to the far ends of the county.
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In 1998 Lincoln Medical Center relocated the
central crews to Boger City in the old Lincolnton City water department building.
On 1 July 1999, Lincoln County
established an ambulance service under the Department of Emergency Services.
In July
2000, Lincoln County Department of Emergency Medical Services (LCEMS) came into
existence.
In September 2000, LCEMS split the central
crews locating them in the old Brian Center, Laurel Street and Boger City. In
the spring of 2000 expansion of a Quick Response Vehicle (QRV) program
added a QRV in the northeastern portion of the county. In the spring of 2004
an additional QRV began operation in the western portion of the
county.
On 16 September 2003, LCEMS took possession
of the new, state of the art facility located on John Howell Memorial Drive.
On 12 June 2004, LCEMS implemented
the present 12 hour
shift schedule for all field personnel and discontinued the Fluctuating Work
Week Pay Plan.
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