His ambulance service has taken off in a big way.
This ambulance service was the first in the state to be run by a city fire department.
A patient would have to call an individual hospital for ambulance services.
During this first year, the hospital saw 113 total patients and ambulance service was added in July, 1886.
Few health insurance plans cover the entire cost of ambulance service.
City governments in many cases turned ambulance services over to the police or fire department.
Once back on the ground the ambulance service took over the medical side of the operation.
It also has responsibility for the ambulance service in the county.
This is a paid ambulance service with about 50 employees.
Before this time, emergency medical care was provided by two private ambulance services.