Stone County Ambulance District Begins Construction of New Station in Crane, MO

STONE COUNTY, MO — The Stone County Ambulance District has officially announced
the commencement of construction for a new ambulance station in Crane, Missouri. This
new facility, located on Highway 413 between the Dollar General Store and Westrip
Funeral Home, marks a significant step in enhancing emergency medical services for the
community.

The new facility is a lease-purchase venture with Crane EMS, LLC. The ambulance district,
which was officially formed on August 22, 2024, began collecting sales taxes in February
2025. Due to having less than a year of revenue and no credit history, the board of
directors elected to contract with a developer for lease-purchase, build-to-suit
ambulance stations. This venture allows the district to expedite the process of building
essential stations for the community.

The Crane station will house the Mercy EMS provider, which is contracted with the district
for ambulance response and transport. The facility will feature two ambulance bays and
include living quarters for the crew.

"This station broke ground at the beginning of October and is scheduled to finish
sometime late summer next year," said Jeff Hawkins, Interim Director of the ambulance
district. "We are excited to get this project off the ground and completed so early into the
district's start-up."

For the time being, the EMS crews are being housed at a temporary location on the north
side of town that the district is leasing.