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Dodge Center Ambulance warns of funding shortfall and asks Kasson for local support
Summary
Interim director John Fox told the Kasson City Council that Dodge Center Ambulance meets clinical benchmarks but relies heavily on low‑paid on‑call staff and volunteer subsidies; he warned the service may run a $500,000 deficit by 2030 and asked municipalities to consider voluntary bridge funding and local influence over service arrangements.
John Fox, interim ambulance director for Dodge Center Ambulance, told the Kasson City Council the service is meeting clinical benchmarks but is financially fragile and increasingly reliant on heavily subsidized labor.
Fox said the service’s “out the door” time is under three minutes and average dispatch‑to‑scene response is about 12 minutes — well within the service’s 30‑minute legal standard — but that the cost structure does not match reimbursement. “Our response times on…
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