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City seeks better ambulance service

Road transport is faster, cheaper, than air service, supporters say

Havre community leaders have begun talking about upgrading the city's ground ambulance service.

The reason is so patients who are taken from Havre's Northern Montana Hospital to more-equipped hospitals, such as Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, will not have to be taken by costly, and oftentimes, more time-consuming air ambulances.

Air ambulances are vital in a rural state like Montana. But the costs patients can incur have been a source of controversy and concern.

In an April 17 press release, Sen. Jon Tester cited a Missoula woman who was charged $80,000 for air ambulance ride, of which...

 

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