With the reopening of the federal government, the funding is rolling in, and that includes $3 million in federal funding for the construction of a new ambulance facility in Trigg County.
According to Congressman James Comer’s office, he helped lead the effort in Congress to secure funding for the Trigg County Hospital Emergency Building project, which is aimed at replacing the county’s outdated and undersized emergency ambulance building. The $3 million in funding was made possible through the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Extensions Act.
The existing Trigg County Emergency Ambulance Building is over 30 years old. This grant will allow for a new facility that will include six bedrooms, men’s women’s locker rooms, a training room, three offices, a kitchen and dining area, and a six-bay ambulance garage.
That means the ambulance service will increase from two crews, to three crews that operate 24-hours a day.
Congressman Comer says, “I’m proud to have worked alongside local leaders in Trigg County to secure funding in Congress for the Trigg County Hospital Emergency Building Project. For too long, Trigg County’s first responders have operated out of an aging facility that is struggling to meet the needs of our growing community. This investment is a major step forward for our local medical services and will provide the modern space and tools they need to respond quickly and effectively when lives are on the line. I will continue working in Congress to support our local hospitals and first responders, so they have the resources necessary to keep Kentuckians safe and healthy.”