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Yankton County ambulance service reports operating loss, staff changes and a planned administrator search
Summary
The county ambulance service reported a first-quarter shortfall, staffing turnover and plans to form a hiring committee for a permanent ambulance administrator; commissioners approved the quarter report.
The Yankton County ambulance service reported a first-quarter operating gap of $114,190.49 and presented staffing and billing updates to the County Commission, which approved the quarterly report.
The ambulance presentation, given by Troy (acting ambulance administrator), said the service recorded 541 patient care records in the first quarter, including 387 billable patient transports and 54 non-transport responses such as refusals or lift assists. Revenue for the quarter was $261,058.23 against expenses of $375,248.72, yielding the reported shortfall. Troy said the service’s cost per county resident for the quarter was $4.86, using a county population figure of 23,509.
The nut graf: The report shows the ambulance service remains an essential county function but is not…
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