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“They told my wife and I that they needed to order an ambulance and have him transported to Lutheran General Hospital, which is about five miles away,” Caplan said. The family waited hours for a 10-minute ambulance ride to Lutheran General. After a few hours of testing, Charles was released with a clean bill of health. Caplan said he was charged a $1,000 co-pay for the visit, a month before being hit with a surprise bill from Superior Ambulance. “We got a bill in August that totaled over $8,600. We were in shock,” Caplan said.
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Last April, ten physicians expressed ”deep concern” over situations unfolding at Glenwood Regional Medical Center, according to a letter sent to the hospital’s governing body from the medical executive committee. It was signed by several chiefs of staff and the chief medical officer. They didn’t have supplies for routine heart procedures. They ran out of the suction canisters that clear patient airways. The company that supplies blood told the hospital their credit was running out. Shipments of food and milk were paused at times due to unpaid bills.
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