David JacksonKIMBALL, Tenn. – As Marion County leaders consider an option that would cover the cost for any county residents who needed an air ambulance flight from inside the county, Kimball’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen has decided to extend that city’s membership for the foreseeable future.
Kimball leaders signed up last year for an annual membership in the AirMedCare network, which includes Chattanooga’s Life Force helicopter, at a cost of $9,750.
“I think it’s a super thing that the town has done for the people,” Alderman Johnny Sisk said. “It’s already paid off once or twice by us providing it.”
Since November 2013, two Kimball residents have been flown on Life Force from inside the county.
Those flights would have cost the patients roughly $23,000 each after regular health insurance was applied, officials said.