COVID-19 and following an extended hospital stay is being billed more than $400 in ambulance fees.The 30-year-old Dartmouth resident is questioning why the government won’t foot the bill for the ambulance fees, while it’s covering the fees for other COVID-19 patients during the third wave.“I emailed EHS on May 3 regarding some questions I had,” said Pettipas, who is now recovering from the virus at home. “They finally got back to me this morning, two weeks later, saying, unfortunately, May 1 and on will only be waived for ambulance bills.” Ambulance fees have been waived for COVID-19 patients, but why no one else?
It was April 23 when Pettipas thought she might die at home from COVID-19. Her oxygen levels were dangerously low. She called.