Integral to the area’s healthcare system are county-wide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operated by the Comanche County Consolidated Hospital District with ambulances fully equipped with life-saving equipment and first responders with specialized training in paramedical emergency response. EMS is a coordinated response and emergency medical care system, involving CCMC physicians, nurses, and other health care workers and county departments. System responders and ambulances are dispatched from two centrally-located stations in Comanche and De Leon.