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Osage Ambulance District
Serving Linn and the surrounding area since 1973

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Osage Ambulance Base P.O. Box 557 119 Highway 89 South Linn, Missouri 65051		Osage Ambulance Base 2 Westphalia Fire Protection District House 1 1926 Highway 63 South Westphalia, Missouri 65085

Osage Ambulance District has been serving Osage County and the surrounding community since 1973. We specialize in providing advanced life support using modern medical equipment and spacious vehicles coupled with aggressive treatment protocols and a highly trained staff of paramedics and EMTs. We provide emergency medical care you can count on.

Whether you need emergency service, inter-facility transport, or just a kind helping hand, we are available to serve you. At Osage Ambulance District, our goal is to provide you with courteous, expedient, professional service of the highest caliber.

Browse our Web site for more information about Osage Ambulance District. If you have any questions or would like to speak with a District representative regarding our services, please e-mail us at oadadmin@socket.net or call us at 573-897-0044.

At Osage Ambulance District, the patient always comes first.

History of Osage Ambulance District

At one time most ambulance calls were handled by local funeral homes. That was the case in Osage County with Mortons Funeral Home providing emergency transportation in the Linn area. In 1972 laws changed that created new regulations that made it inconvenient for funeral homes to continue this practice without great training and expense. Most funeral homes discontinued this service at this time, as did Mortons.

Some local people volunteered their time to provide this service until a more permanent solution could be reached. Two people would stay in the basement of the court house and answer a special phone number for emergencies. They would then take the information, get directions, and take the modified station wagon ambulance to the call. Only the most basic of service was available to the patient. This usually amounted to loading the patient into the ambulance and taking them to the hospital.

In 1973 a ballot measure was put to the voters of the proposed area for the establishment of the Osage Ambulance District. The measure passed and the district was put in place with training set up for ambulance attendants.

The district is divided up into 6 sub-districts with each sub-district represented by a board member. Two board members are elected each year in April and serve a term of three years. The board elects a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer from the six. The board selects the administrative officers, medical director, and professional positions of attorney and auditor. The administrators position is responsible for the day to day operations of the district and reports to the board and public at the monthly meetings on the second Tuesday.

The district was initially funded by a property tax with a levy of 30 cents. In November of 2005 the voters approved sales tax of 1/2 cent. The approval of the sales tax included a roll back of property tax of half of what is collected in sales tax. The 2007 tax levy is now at 14 cents due to the roll back.

If you are looking to purchase an ambulance please click here to be redirected to Osage Industries website.

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