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Demand for ambulance helicopters is going up, but it's hard to retain staff

NPR | By Elaine Appleton-Grant
Published September 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM EDT

Rural hospital closures are driving demand for air ambulance services. But finding and keeping highly trained staff to practice medicine in the air isn't easy.

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