Despite industry crisis, smaller ambulance departments are growing in The County
A newly purchased ambulance of the Central Aroostook Ambulance Service in a photo posted by the service on March 26. Credit: Courtesy of Central Aroostook Ambulance Service
Aroostook County has an ambulance problem. Costs for equipment and training are higher than ever, insurance reimbursement rates are lower than they were in the 1990s and nobody can fully staff their roster of paramedics.
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