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By Carson Walker
Rosebud, South Dakota (AP)
An air ambulance program aimed at serving isolated Indian reservations has been approved by the Indian Health Service in Aberdeen to serve Rosebud and other reservations in four states, according to the project’s backer.
The goal of the venture, announced in April 2006, is to reduce the time it takes to transport a patient to a hospital that can provide a level of care not available in rural areas.
It can take three or four hours for some patients to get the treatment they need because an air ambulance first must fly from its base to the reservation and then to a hospital.
Rosebud, South Dakota (AP)
An air ambulance program aimed at serving isolated Indian reservations has been approved by the Indian Health Service in Aberdeen to serve Rosebud and other reservations in four states, according to the project’s backer.
The goal of the venture, announced in April 2006, is to reduce the time it takes to transport a patient to a hospital that can provide a level of care not available in rural areas.
It can take three or four hours for some patients to get the treatment they need because an air ambulance first must fly from its base to the reservation and then to a hospital.
