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Brown County commissioners press Town and Country Ambulance on staffing, billing and county stipend
Summary
Commissioners questioned Duke Topridge of Town and Country Ambulance about call volumes, staffing, billing and the county stipend during a quarterly update; no formal policy change was adopted, but commissioners requested better quarterly financial and payer‑mix reporting to inform the 2026 budget.
Commissioners in Brown County heard a lengthy update from Duke Topridge, director of Town and Country Ambulance, about staffing, call volumes, billing and the county stipend that supports the private service.
Topridge told the board the service’s roster was updated after a Dec. 3 state inspection and that “OB nurses and providers are now on our roster,” allowing the company to accept obstetric transfers. He said the service handles roughly 290–300 calls per quarter and “over 1,300 a year” overall. Topridge described ongoing efforts to recruit more paramedics and additional…
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