Up to one-third of patients with critical injuries are first taken to the closest non-trauma-specialized hospital before being transferred to a higher-level trauma center. But these transfers can ...

Hofberger said the county had been reluctant to make the change due to concerns transfer revenue would drop, but that patient safety is ultimately the priority. EMS revenue is tracked each month ...

(This story has been updated to include revenue figures that were not immediately provided.) According to numbers provided by Escambia EMS to Hofberger, Baptist Health Care paid close to $600,000 ...