Ottumwa Regional Health Center and the community came together Friday afternoon to say thank you to EMS personnel and other first responders for their dedication and hard work as part of EMS appreciation week.

Each year National EMS Week is recognized across the country to honor the men and women who make up the intricate system known as EMS. This year National EMS Week is being recognized May 20-26. This year's theme is "More than a Job. A Calling" An EMS sys

This week is EMS Week across our state and Tuesday, families and co-workers of the EMS personnel we lost last year came together to honor them.  Sidney Cummins reporting.