Cottage Grove asks neighboring communities to help with EMS shortfall

Cottage Grove asks neighboring communities to help with EMS shortfall

Cottage Grove’s mayor says providing ambulance services to neighboring towns is costing his citizens money. The city of Cottage Grove provides emergency medical services for its own residents along with Grey Cloud Island Township, St. Paul Park and Newport. The services, Mayor Myron Bailey said, are currently costing the city money because of inadequate reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid. “The service runs at a loss, and the residents of …