Dear Editor,
On July 31, 2024, before 9 a.m., I fell at my home and broke both bones in my right leg right below the knee cap. I was transported to the Iola hospital by the local ambulance service.
I had to wait until 4:30 p.m. that afternoon for a contracted ambulance service from Topeka to come pick me up from the Iola hospital to take me to St. Luke’s Trauma Center in Topeka.
I don’t understand why I had to wait so long for another ambulance service instead of the local ambulance being able to take me to Topeka.
I am voting ‘No’ on the proposal. Too many people in Allen County are living paycheck to paycheck; it’s not fair to ask them to pay more.
Susie Jackman,
Iola, Kan.
