NASHVILLE, Tenn.—When Hurricane Irma threatened the Florida coast in September 2017 first responders from across the nation answered the call to help. Being the Volunteer State, it was only fitting for Tennesseans to be among them. Three members of Williamson Medical Center’s EMS Department were part of the relief efforts: Clyde Prater, EMS Supervisor/CCPM, James […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—“If you’re going to go, go now.” Those were the urgent words from a Florida hospital to Scott Kern and his wife, Anja. The Fort Myers woman was due to give birth to her third child any day, as Hurricane Irma approached their area. “If you wait, then you have the risk of being […]
The Williamson Medical Center EMS crew stationed in Florida for Hurricane Irma is certainly keeping busy. The team started off their Monday being called to evacuate a hospital that had lost power and water. Clyde Prater, EMS Supervisor/CCPM, James Bourland, EMS Supervisor/CCPM, and Robert Skinner, Paramedic, had expected to help bring around 100 patients to […]
