Ambulance funding struggles echo across Taos County
Taos County faces ongoing financial turmoil in its ambulance service as administrators seek broader public support. Since 1975 state standards reshaped the field, shifting control between county, private groups, and hospitals. Taos Ambulance Services, Inc. now runs the operation with Armando Jaramillo as chairman, while subsidies and billing vary by model and donor backing remains weak.
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Merilee Dannemann
Taos County
Taos
Kuykendall
State Corporation Commission
Albuquerque
Truth or Consequences Rescue Squad Builds Civic Pride
The Sierra County Rescue Squad in Truth or Consequences comprises about 22 volunteers who train weekly and answer 75 to 95 calls monthly. Treasurer Dorothy Edwards notes high patient collections and a strong fundraising legacy, while Clovis operates a combined fire and ambulance service with 60 paid firefighters and 150 to 200 ambulance calls monthly. Both squads praise ongoing training, community support, and high service value.
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Sierra County
Truth Or Consequences
Dorothy Edwards
Taos
Neil Baird
Baird
Edwards
State Emergency Medical Services Fund
Clovis
Bobby Williams
Williams
Emergency Medical Services Fund
T Or C
Bills await Senate action in Taos area legislative push
Taos area bills stall as House Senate conference on state budget bill HB 2 drags on. Rep Celestino Romero cites a standstill until HB 2 clears, while Sen Francisco Gonzales notes limited appetite for a county tax bill. Other measures target rural medical funding and county lump-sum receipts.
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Santa PE
House
Senate
Taos Area
Celestino Romero
Taosenos
Francisco Gonzales
Taos News
Househopper
Romero
Gonzales
James Rogers
Taloum
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Esther Vigil
Prade
Pat Mondragon
Lorhua Huran
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New Mexico
Randy Kuykendall
Emergency Medical Services Office
New Mexico Health and Environment Division
Hobbs
Deming
Farmington
Taos Ambulance
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Ron Olguin D—Bernalillos
Robert
America
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Cornell
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Angel Fire Cable Television Company
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Cecilla Cortez Folix
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Chile
Santa Fe
Rio Grande Gash
AGS
Chavez Fine Jewelers
Pinon
Plaga Taos da Vargas
Mal Santa Fe
American Express Diners Club
Special Effects CO
Gall
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Carson Electric Croneratve
Coflae & Conuta
New Raadaquarters
Otox Center
Ranchos de Teos
Radio Signon
MIT
Taga County
Coumhou Ganan
Ait Puss Waste
Queen Union Agi - Boa Gompadian - Ranar Fund
County Coudiales
Phillip Archulela
Volusiegia Fos
Toney Son Supgadald
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