Logansport Memorial in Indiana Looks to Offset Ambulance Losses

Logansport (Ind.) Memorial Hospital is dealing with ambulance service expenses of $822,000, about $500,000 over its budget, and county commissioners may outsource the service from the county-owned hospital to a separate company, according to a Pharos-Tribune report.

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Logansport Memorial has been subsidizing the losses of the ambulance service for the past 16 years, according to the report. Hospital President and CEO David Ameen supports the county’s effort to find a new way to cover ambulance expenses, and he expects all ambulance employees to keep their jobs regardless of the outcome.

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