West Georgia Ambulance has served Carroll County as its trusted 911 provider for nearly half a century. We deliver basic, intermediate and advanced life support and critical care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, across 502 square miles.

By working closely with the 24-hour emergency departments at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica and Higgins General Hospital in Bremen, we offer a more comprehensive, compassionate and integrated approach to care, from the field to the hospital bedside.

Our care approach is supported by:

• Six county EMS stations — located in Bowdon, Clem, north Carrollton, south Carrollton, Temple and Villa Rica — to maximize timely response
• A minimum of one EMT and one paramedic for all emergency calls
• A fleet of 14 vehicles, including Mercedes Sprinter and Ford F-350 ambulances to perform 911 emergency scene transfers and inter-hospital patient transfers

When patients go home from any Tanner Health System hospital, they don’t go home alone. Through the community paramedicine program, West Georgia Ambulance EMTs schedule a home health visit to every patient within two days of discharge.

EMTs are part of the patient’s medical care team and are trained in primary care, disease management and more. They can perform medical assessments, review discharge instructions, help schedule follow-up appointments, or answer other questions about medications or follow-up care.

The community paramedicine program offered by West Georgia Ambulance and Tanner is all part of a safer, more comfortable transition home for patients. It also helps patients better manage their health care at home and reduces the risk of hospital readmission.