05/22/2026
We are so thankful for the entire team MetroCare/AMR Abilene! Happy EMS Week!๐จ๐
Today marks the end of EMS Week.
This yearโs week was bittersweet, with both happy moments and marked by profound grief.
On Thursday, MetroCare had the honor and privilege of joining the funeral procession for late Abilene Firefighter Hunter Patterson. The way the community and agencies came together for his send off was something purely heartwarming. Outside agencies came into Abilene to cover the Fire Departmentโs response area so they were able to say farewell to their brother. Out of respect for everyone involved in this difficult time, no photos were captured.
Throughout the week, several organizations popped by MetroCare to give our crews goodies. Due to the hectic week, we were unable to gather photos of every donation. What we lack in photographic evidence we make up for in our enthusiasm!
Weโd like to say a special thank you to TSTC in West Texas for arriving before the early bird flies to deliver coffee and zucchini bread. A caffeinated EMS crew is a happy EMS crew. โ๏ธ
Hendrick Health had a massive cookout and were diligent in catching every crew member who dropped off patients. ๐
Express ER Abilene dropped off goodie baskets with the essentials needed to keep our crews in tip top shape - energy drinks, candy, and even stickers! ๐ฅค
KTAB News interviewed two of our personnel for their podcast On Time For Mom Time (go check it out, weโll share it to our story!). It was a privilege to have our stories heard and shared. ๐ฅ
And last, but not least, our Administration and Leadership team spent hours of their personal time ensuring this EMS Week had smooth sailing. ๐ณ๏ธ