Arlington Ambulance

10/24/2026

Arlington is well represented today for the HOBO DAYZ parade. GO JACKS!!!

09/29/2026

Join us Sunday, October 4th, for some breakfast/lunch! 🥞 We'll be serving from 10:00-1:00. If you're in a rush or you want to eat in the comfort of your home, we will have a drive-thru on the backside of the hall. 😊 See ya then!

09/14/2026

Always training for worse case scenarios! We took 1 ambulance and 3 EMS providers over. Thank you to Desmet and Kingsbury Emergency Management for hosting and putting on this training!

09/11/2026

08/02/2026

Ambulance Reimbursements

As we continue discussing rural EMS coverage in Pennington County, one important issue is ambulance reimbursement.

Ambulance services are generally reimbursed for transports, not simply for being ready to respond. That means EMS can staff a crew, maintain an ambulance, respond to a 911 call, and tie up personnel, but if there is no transport, reimbursement may be limited or nonexistent.

South Dakota Medicaid ambulance rates include:

BLS Non-Emergent: $280.09
BLS Emergent: $448.15
ALS Non-Emergent: $336.11
ALS Emergent: $532.18
ALS Level 2: $770.25
Specialty Care Transport: $910.30
Loaded ground mileage: $9.00 per mile

When compared to surrounding states, South Dakota’s Medicaid rates appear to be higher than Montana and Wyoming, close to Minnesota, and lower than North Dakota.

The larger issue is that Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, VA, IHS, and patient payments all help, but they generally do not cover the full cost of keeping ambulances staffed, equipped, and ready — especially in rural areas with long distances, lower call volume, and more non-transport responses.

EMS billing helps pay for transports. It does not fully pay for readiness.

07/28/2026

Updated crew photo. Left to right: Mandy Doren, Trevor Keating, Jay DeVries, Cody Doren, Nicole Keating, Katie Norgaard. Not pictured: Sara Sheeley, Joey Denison, Brock Madsen and EVOC driver Wayne Hopkins. We are always looking for more volunteers so if you would want to join this wonderful group please contact us!! We would love to have you!!