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Neosho County approves $2 million disbursement to hospital ambulance fund
Summary
The Neosho County Commission voted 3–0 on Feb. 10 to release $2,000,000 from the ambulance sales-tax fund to the county hospital, after hospital representatives warned of multi-year operating losses and rising transfer volume.
The Neosho County Board of Commissioners voted 3–0 on Feb. 10 to release $2,000,000 from the ambulance sales-tax fund to the county hospital to help cover ongoing operating losses and service demand.
Hospital representatives identified as Richie and David told the commission that, despite higher revenue from insurance, Medicare and Medicaid since 2021, the ambulance operation has run a roughly $300,000 bottom-line loss in recent years and that long-distance transfers have increased significantly. "We've had a little increase in the people needing rides in Neosho County," one…
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