BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge EMS is launching a new priority dispatch system Tuesday, Dec. 13 that will give you peace of mind when you call your local emergency number for assistance.

Growing demand for emergency medical services in East Baton Rouge Parish has the Metro Council considering spending more money and hiring more paramedics. EMS is looking to hire at least 32 new ...

Every day in East Baton Rouge Parish, the men and women who staff the Emergency Medical Services communications center answer 911 calls and dispatch paramedics and ambulances — performing a ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There’s a nationwide shortage of ambulance services, and East Baton Rouge EMS says it’s facing one as well. There are about 200 paramedics on the East Baton Rouge EMS ...

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is responding to a deadly shooting early Monday morning, May 19. According to emergency officials, the shooting ...

The producers of a new CBS reality show decided to film elsewhere after considering East Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services for a starring turn. But local emergency medical workers and 911 ...

"BR Med-Connect" is a pilot program between EMS and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center to develop the East Baton Rouge Parish telemedicine program. Our Lady of The Lake Hospital is the ...

It took ambulances carrying Baton Rouge patients two minutes longer on average to arrive at an emergency room last year than it did in 2012, before two ERs closed in ...

Medical Director for East Baton Rouge EMS. The nurses were given step by step training for the procedures and protocol. “Every minute can make a difference on how much damage is being incurred ...

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office responded to a Thursday night shooting near Greenwell Street that left one person hurt.

(BRPROUD) — A suspect has died and an East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured in a shooting in the 5600 block of Robertson Avenue on Thursday, June 6, according to EMS.

"BR Med-Connect" is a pilot program between EMS and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center to develop the East Baton Rouge Parish telemedicine program. Our Lady of The Lake Hospital is the ...