NPR News, Colorado Stories

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

Power has been restored to the transmitter facility serving Summit County, and our programming is back on the air. Repairs at the site are ongoing, and listeners may experience intermittent service disruptions as our partners at Summit Public Radio and TV complete restoration work. We appreciate your patience.

Demand for ambulance helicopters is going up, but it's hard to retain staff

NPR | By Elaine Appleton-Grant

Published September 24, 2026 at 5:25 PM MDT

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email

Rural hospital closures are driving demand for air ambulance services. But finding and keeping highly trained staff to practice medicine in the air isn't easy.