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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
My information here is old, like about ten years old, not very well informed and not too reliable, but none the LESS, here goes.
It is my understanding that the ambulance policy for the Town of Meredith and most other lakes region towns is run like so: An ambulance, either the town fire department ambulance or an ambulance contractor such as Stewart's Ambulance Service will be dispatched to a residence via a phone call to the 911 operator, and there is no charge for this service to go to a residence or business. The ambulance with probably two emt's inside will arrive at your house, take a look-see, and provide on-the-scene medical care without any charge. A billable ambulance service charge starts when someone gets transported in the ambulance to the hospital emergency room. So the key word's are "get's transported in the ambulance." If there's no transport, then there's no charge.....at least that is my understanding. Now, I wonder if this is indeed the way it really works? Is this true and am I correct?
It would be interesting to hear some real life stories concerning the cost for ambulance transportation, particularly for people who do not have insurance coverage such as health insurance.
...thanks in advance!
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Well FLL, you are correct on this one. Two years ago I required the services of the Gilford NH ambulance services at the Ellacoya bar and grille (outside ) and the emt`s three of them said we wont charge unless we transport you to the hospital witch I declined.
