Posted on 11/10/2024 7:42:36 AM PST by airdalechief
71-year-old William Hoesch was out riding his bike in Ranier, Oregon, when he was struck by a vehicle. Luckily, the vehicle that hit him was an ambulance right outside a firehouse.
The ambulance driver said that he turned right and heard a thump. He and his coworker got out to see what they had hit. The pair-o'-medics found Hoesch's bike under their tire, and Hoesch in bad shape on the pavement.
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That is their list price but I can tell you that on the ride they are hooking you up to stuff and administering meds so you are lucky if the ride doesn’t cost 5 or 6 thousand bucks.
Exactly. The ambulance company needs to settle this as soon as possible. They really don’t want this to go to the jury,
They’ll be paying up. For sure. Much more after the lawsuit is finished.
He should send them a bill for $18 million and include his law firm on the mailing list.
But the response time was fantadtic!
Most ambulance companies are privately owned and their personnel are not government employees. But this is Oregon so who knows.
Victim creation is an old business.
Except Medicare or Health Insurance negotiate other rates. It is only the uninsured or underinsured with assets that pay the list price.
Paramedics are part of the fire department in most places
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