Rockford Fire Department Piloting New Mental Health Transport Destination
April 11, 2019When a person calls 911 while experiencing a behavioral or mental health crisis, the only place state law currently allows the ambulance to transport them is to a local emergency room. The Rockford Fire Department is hoping to soon change that. With approval from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the department will be piloting a program where those patients will be transported to the Rosecrance Mulberry Center. The Rockford Fire Department is only the second fire department in the Read More