St John reverses decision: Rural town to keep ambulance, gain extra staff
St John reverses decision: Rural town to keep ambulance, gain extra staff Newshub 1/04/2021 © Getty It's been described as a "superb" outcome. Residents of a rural South Island community are thrilled St John has reversed its decision to discontinue the local ambulance service. Rather than removing Murchison sole ambulance, St John announced it would add two more full time ambulance officers who will work from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week. Overnight, the ambulance will be crewed by volunteers who will respond to emergencies in the first instance, assisted by PRIME (Primary Response i...