Hospital removes unutilized asset from Lind

During the Jan. 27 meeting of the Lind Town Council East Adams Rural Healthcare CEO/CFO Gary Bostrom; Hospital Commissioners Jerry Snider and Ross Heimbigner; and EMT Coordinator Roni Kinney met with council members to discuss the Lind ambulance.

Currently the Lind ambulance is in Ritzville for repairs and the hospital district is considering permanently removing it from the town because there is no crew in the town to respond to calls.

Even with the ambulance sitting idle, the maintenance costs have continued for the district.

In 2011 the ambulance made 39 runs at a total expense of $3,886.74...