Hospital consolidation has had an unexpected side effect for Airlift Northwest, the region’s sole medical air service.
The Seattle nonprofit, which serves the critically ill and injured, has seen a steady decline in the number of transports in the past five years, which has hit its bottom line.
Officials declined to share revenue numbers, but they say it’s had a huge financial impact on an organization that operates on a slim margin.
“It is challenging financially,” said Brenda Nelson,…
Hospital consolidation has had an unexpected side effect for Airlift Northwest, the region’s sole medical air service.
The Seattle nonprofit, which serves the critically ill and injured, has seen a steady decline in the number of transports in the past five years, which has hit its bottom line.
Officials declined to share revenue numbers, but they say it’s had a huge financial impact on an organization that operates on a slim margin.
“It is challenging financially,” said Brenda Nelson,…