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This toddler’s nearly 40-minute ambulance ride cost his family $9,000

Elisabeth Yoder’s son, Darragh, was 15 months old in August when he developed what at first looked to his parents like hand, foot and mouth disease. The common viral infection generally clears up in ...
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This Ohio toddler’s 40-minute ground ambulance ride came with a shocking $9,250 bill. How an exception to surprise billing rules hurts Americans

As health care costs rise across the country, many heartbreaking stories are emerging about exorbitant bills that families are unable to pay. One such family was recently interviewed by The Washington ...
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Not serious enough to turn on the siren, toddler’s 39-mile ambulance ride still cost over $9,000

Elisabeth Yoder’s son, Darragh, was 15 months old in August when he developed what at first looked to his parents like hand, foot, and mouth disease. The common viral infection generally clears up in ...
WFMZ-TV

EMTs teach kids about ambulance care through teddy bear checkups

Berks-based Tower Health is known for taking care of people, but now add teddy bears and other stuffed animals to the list. TowerDirect hosted a teddy bear clinic Wednesday and kids from the Child ...
The Boston Globe

Winthrop to revamp emergency response procedures in wake of patient deaths

Winthrop is revamping its emergency response services following at least three deaths, including a toddler’s, that have been linked to ambulance shortages and overworked emergency crews. Winthrop Fire ...
The Union Democrat

Bill of the Month: Not serious enough to turn on the siren, toddler’s 39-mile ambulance ride still cost over $9,000

Elisabeth Yoder’s son, Darragh, was 15 months old in August when he developed what at first looked to his parents like hand, foot, and mouth disease. The common viral infection generally clears up in ...