Abbott expands hub for medical dispatching, plans to add 75 jobs

February 19, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

Abbott EMS, who provides ambulance service for most of Franklin County, is expanding their St. Louis dispatch center. (Post-Dispatch photo)

Abbott EMS, who provides ambulance service for most of Franklin County, is expanding their St. Louis dispatch center. (Post-Dispatch photo)

ST LOUIS, MO- ( Samantha Liss, St. Louis Post Dispatch – Click to read the whole article. Here is an excerpt) Abbott EMS is planning to add up to 75 jobs this year as its St. Louis office grows to cover five more states. From the third floor of their St. Louis-based operations, Abbott dispatchers direct paramedics and ambulances to emergency and non-emergency calls in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Abbott employs 450 people in the St. Louis area, and has its medical personnel on standby at Cardinals and Blues games and other events. By the end of the year, the St. Louis command center will more than double its reach as the company expands into Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

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