Senator Lang Disburses Aid to Ambulance Service Providers in District 16
State Senator Andrew Lang of Olivia has announced the disbursement of $1.5 million in aid to ambulance service providers serving Senate District 16 by the Minnesota Department of Revenue. The funds are the result of the bipartisan $30-million rural EMS aid package passed in 2024, championed by Senator Lang.
The package includes $24-million in aid to extend a critical lifeline to ambulance service providers across the state as well as a $6-million sprint medic pilot program, authorizing trained medical staff to be the first response and determining if an ambulance is necessary.
Lang says he’s witnessed the challenges our rural EMS providers are facing and it’s been a long road. He says with these funds going out the door, they’re extending a lifeline to help them recruit and retain professionals as well as update their equipment.
The funds include: Atwater fire department ambulance ($57,296), Buffalo lake ambulance ($68,250), CCM health ($150,360), Centracare emergency medical services – Paynesville ($149,572), Centracare emergency medical services – Willmar ($94,517), Clara city ambulance ($69,629), Cosmos ambulance service ($49,488), Fairfax ambulance ($96,270), Granite falls ambulance ($144,584), Hector ambulance ($59,350), Kerkhoven ambulance ($59,953), Lake Lillian ambulance service ($56,147), New London ambulance service ($112,231), Olivia ambulance service, Inc. ($145,077), Raymond ambulance service ($69,851), Sunburg ambulance ($51,756) and Watkins ambulance service ($107,455).
