Beaver Island ambulance receives state license and emergency number is publicized, 1988

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Event

Date: 1988-07
Kind: Medical
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcareemergency-managementcommunicationgovernment
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1988 Beaver Beacon reports that Beaver Island’s ambulance had received a State of Michigan license and was awaiting insurance-provider numbers. It also publicizes emergency number 2319, which rang at eight locations for fire, EMS, ambulance, and sheriff calls.

Evidence limits

The notice does not establish the license number, billing start date, dispatch protocol, or current emergency-service arrangements.

Sources

“The Island Ambulance Is Now State Licensed,” Beaver Beacon, July 1988.
Reports state licensing, pending Medicare–Medicaid and Blue Cross provider numbers, and emergency number 2319, which rings at eight locations for fire, EMS, ambulance, and sheriff calls. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1988, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eighteen-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island ambulance receives state license and emergency number is publicized, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ambulance-state-license-emergency-number-1988/, accessed [date], citing “The Island Ambulance Is Now State Licensed,” Beaver Beacon, July 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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