Hood County Safe Baby Site and Mobil Safe Baby Site
Granbury Hood County E.M.S., Inc. held a press conference today, September 7, 2006 at EMS Station 1 to kick off a Mobil Safe Baby Program and to increase public awareness of the Baby Moses Program.
The State House and Senate passed the Baby Moses Law on June 6, 1999 as the country's first newborn abandonment bill into law. The "Baby Moses Law" allows a parent of a baby younger than 60 days old to voluntarily turn over the baby to a designated emergency infant care provider and protects the parents from criminal prosecution when they deliver the unharmed child to a designated emergency provider, rather than a dangerous location.
EMS stations, fire stations, and hospitals were chosen as safe havens because of their ability to provide the necessary medical attention after birth, and their geographic locations. We at Hood County EMS would like to create a safe alternative for abandoned and/or unwanted babies, and protect those parents from criminal prosecution.
A Company Build for Service, Not for Profit
Granbury Hood County E.M.S., Inc. is a NON-PROFIT 501(c)(3) Organization dedicated to providing the best quality Pre-Hospital Emergecny Medical Services to all of Hood County's citizens and visitors. Granbury Hood County E.M.S. is the Primary Emergency Medical provider for Hood County. G/HC EMS has a staff of 35 personnel, and staffs two (2) Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU) twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and a third MICU during heavy peak volume hours. G/HC EMS is supported by 7 first responder organizations, and Lake Granbury Medical Center in Hood County
Granbury Hood County EMS maintains it's daily operations by monies generated through patient transport billings, available EMS grants, and donations. Granbury Hood County E.M.S. Inc.DOES NOT RECEIVE any direct city and/or county tax subsidies for its operations. Granbury Hood County E.M.S. had an operating expense of $1,200,000 and a collected revenue for services provided of $800,000 dollars last year.
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