CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. — A collaboration among Cheatham County, Cheatham County EMS and the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department has stationed a new ambulance in Henrietta, aiming to reduce response times in the county’s rural areas.
Under the agreement, the county will fund the ambulance, while Cheatham County EMS will handle staffing and operations. The Pleasant View Fire Department will host the ambulance and crew at Station 7 in Henrietta, according to the Cheatham County Exchange.
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Beginning Sept. 4, the ambulance will run four 12-hour daytime shifts each week, with a future goal of 24/7 coverage as resources permit.
“This project shows what we can achieve when county government, EMS and local fire departments work together,” EMS Chief BJ Hudspeth said. “Our shared goal is to ensure that even the rural parts of Cheatham County receive timely, life-saving medical response.”
Officials placed the new unit in Henrietta, closer than Ashland City’s nearest ambulance, to reduce response times and EMS for rural residents.
