An elderly woman lay motionless but conscious on a gurney while emergency medical technicians Tim Jordan and Michelle Rudisill stood at the ready, one on each side. Each grabbed the sheet under the woman and prepared to lift her from the gurney to her bed at W.R. Winslow Memorial Home. She was returning from treatment at Albemarle Hospital.

Healthcare professionals are putting sensitive patient information at risk by storing records, medical images, contact information and other data on unprotected mobile devices.

Times staff writer PEKIN - Pekin City manager Dennis Kief said he hopes a deal with Advanced Medical Transport that would formally establish the company as the only ambulance service in town can be finalized by May 1.