AMBULANCES

Minnesota First Responders Head for North Carolina

Gov. Tim Walz authorized the emergency response when North Carolina asked for assistance.

ST. PAUL, Minn.–Three dozen first responders and 15 ambulances from Minnesota are headed to North Carolina to help with Hurricane Dorian. Gov. Tim Walz authorized the emergency response when North Carolina asked for assistance through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, a mutual aid agreement between all 50 states. The first responders are divided into three teams which each include five…

F-M Ambulance Services Creates New Design for Ambulances

Out with the old and in with the new! Ambulances in the Fargo–Moorhead area are getting a fresh new do!

FARGO, N.D.–Out with the old and in with the new! Ambulances in the Fargo–Moorhead area are getting a fresh new do! F–M Ambulance Services are updating their ambulances with a new design featuring the Sanford Health Systems logo. The 2009 partnership between F–M Ambulance and Sanford lead to the decision to include the Sanford logo on emergency transportation vehicles. So…

Sanford Patients on the Move to the New Medical Center

Sanford Medical Center Moves Patients Into The New Medical Center

FARGO, ND — F–M ambulances spent a majority of their day transporting patients to the new Sanford Medical Center. NICU babies, long term pediatric patients, and some ER patients were transported from the downtown hospital once the new medical center opened. Ambulances made trips every five minutes to transfer around 75 patients. Nearly 200 volunteers made sure the transition was…

Health Matters: The Newest Technology in Ambulances

An ambulance is capable of doing just about everything an emergency room can

HEALTH MATTERS — Most people don’t know what an ambulance looks like until they have to ride one. As technology moves forward, so does the care you can find in an ambulance. A Detroit Lakes paramedic with Essentia Health St. Mary’s helps us get familiar with the tools in this rescue rig. In what is often an already scary situation,…