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Shots - Health News
A Teton County emergency medical services volunteer outside the Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau, Mont.

Rural Ambulance Services At Risk As Volunteers Age And Expenses Mount

Jul 05, 2021
To keep emergency services afloat in rural areas, communities will have to go beyond volunteer-based programs to get people to distant hospitals, experts say. Meanwhile, some 911 calls go unanswered.
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Coronavirus Updates
The coronavirus crisis in Los Angeles County hospitals has become so bad that ambulance services have been told not to transfer patients with a low chance of survival to preserve hospital beds.

LA Paramedics Told Not To Transport Some Patients With Low Chance Of Survival

Jan 05, 2021
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases that have inundated ICUs, the Southern California county is also asking ambulance crews to conserve bottled oxygen.
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Goats and Soda
Mogadishu's free ambulance service was founded in 2006 by Dr. Abdulkadir Abdirahman Adan after he saw people bringing relatives to the hospital by wheelbarrow.

Patients In Wheelbarrows Inspired Him To Start A Free Ambulance Service

Oct 28, 2018
It's been a welcome alternative for Somalis in Mogadishu. But now, says its founder, it may have to cut back.
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Shots - Health News
The air ambulance can hold just four people: a pilot, a patient, a nurse and an EMT.

Will Congress Bring Sky-High Air Ambulance Bills Down To Earth?

Sep 26, 2018
Medevac helicopter companies are on the congressional radar, as a funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration nears passage. Consumer protections against deceptive practices could become law.
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The Two-Way
A new study suggests that the presence of Uber has decreased ambulance rates.

Cities With Uber Have Lower Rates Of Ambulance Usage

Dec 18, 2017
Without insurance, an ambulance trip can be expensive. A new study suggests people are opting to avoid the cost by using the ride-hailing app, which frees up ambulances for more critical patients.
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Shots - Health News
A Chicago Fire Department ambulance and firetruck respond to a call in 2016.

Why Send A Firetruck To Do An Ambulance's Job?

Apr 11, 2017
Chicago's fire department gets 20 times more medical calls than fire calls, but it has twice as many firetrucks as ambulances. Other cities also face this disparity and there are calls for change.
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Isla Thomson with her older sister. Isla turned 2 years old in November.

Lifesaving Flights Can Come With Life-Changing Bills

Jan 18, 2016
People in big, sparsely populated states like Montana rely on air ambulances to get to medical specialists they need. But the lifesaving flights can be hugely expensive and not covered by insurance.
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