Community Services
Neighborhood Medic Program
Our Ambulance Service has developed a Neighborhood Medic Program designed to serve and enhance the general safety, health and well-being of the residents in our service area. Those with special needs will be considered for the program. The purpose of this program is to check on the well-being of individuals in both health and safety related issues. For more information on this service and eligibility requirements, please contact the Kirby Ambulance Service at (217) 762-1801.
Adopt-A-Medic Program
This program, provided by Kirby Ambulance Service, was developed for second grade classes in the Monticello, Bement, and Deland schools. For the entire school year, each second grade class "adopts" an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or paramedic (EMT-P) who spends 30 minutes a month talking to the students about various healthcare topics, such as placing an emergency phone call to 911, cold weather safety, and wearing seat belts.
By familiarizing students with emergency equipment, the ambulance and its personnel, the program is aimed at lessening the potential fear and emotional trauma that children may suffer during an emergency event.
CPR Program
Kirby Ambulance Service offers CPR classes to the public throughout the year. On a regular basis, they provide CPR instruction to Health class students at Monticello High School and Bement High School. They also handle the CPR instruction classes for the Daycare Association. If you would like the Ambulance Service to hold a CPR class for your group or organization, please contact Crystal at (217) 762-1801 to make arrangements.
Thomas Dixon Memorial Scholarship
The Kirby Auxiliary provides up to 12 individual $1,000 Thomas Dixon Memorial Scholarships each year to Piatt County students pursuing a higher education in a medical field. The program first began in 1974 and has afforded hundreds of young people an opportunity to follow their dreams.
Application deadline for this year was April 15, 2013. If you have questions, please call Connie Brown at (217) 369-3245 for more information. Scholarship applications will be available again beginning in February of 2014.
Your Best Life
For more information on the "Your Best Life" series, please call Heidi Apperson at (217) 762-1513.
