The Emergency Medical Services Department at SCMC provides emergency medical services to Eastern Story County through its Emergency Room and Medical Intensive Care Unit (Ambulance) Service.

Emergency Department

The Emergency Department at Story County Medical Center includes the MICU (ambulance) and the Emergency Room. Services are provided 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year.

The department is verified by the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of EMS as a Community Level Trauma Care Facility (TCF), and as such operates within those guidelines when caring for trauma patients. Ancillary departments, i.e., Laboratory, Radiology (including CT scanning) and Social Services are available on call 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

Emergency Room

SCMC's 3-bed Emergency Room is staffed with Registered Nurses who have education in ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) and BLS (Basic Life Support). 

Physicians on staff at Story County Medical Center are on call 24 hours/day, 365 days/year. Contracted physicians are on-site in the Emergency Department Monday-Thursday from 6:00 pm–6:00 am, and Friday at 6:00 pm through Monday morning at 6:00 am.

Medical Intensive Care Unit (Ambulance)

SCMC's Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) services to eastern Story County. The MICU is a fully authorized Paramedic level service and is dispatched via pager/radio by the Story County Sheriff’s Department.  All paramedics are verified in ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), PHTLS (Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), and BLS (Basic Life Support).

The Medical Center owns two ambulances; one is fully staffed 365 days/year.  The ambulance is staffed with 2 paramedics per shift. The shifts are 24 hours on and 48 hours off. In addition to responding to emergency calls, the MICU staff assists in the Emergency Department, performs EKGs, assists in Code Blue situations, helps educate the public on living safer and healthier lives, works with local and area fire and law enforcement agencies during emergency calls and performs other duties within their scope of practice as assigned.

In addition, SCMC's paramedics provide education to the first responders in Story County at no charge. Check out our Calendar of Events to find out more about educational offerings at SCMC.

For matters relating to Emergency Services Department please call the Director of Acute & Emergency Services at 515-382-2111 x 7090.