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| History of Bangs Ambulance... |
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| Bangs Ambulance, Inc. is
a family owned business, started in October of 1945. During
this era of E.M.S., funeral homes across the country would
routinely use their hearses as a means of transporting
sick and injured people while lying down. This emphasis
was primarily on transportation only, and very little
patient care. This is certainly in the era of "Load and
Go"! Bangs Funeral Home happened to be one of the many
funeral homes expanding their services as such. |
| John & Rita Bangs owned
and operated this funeral home. Rita also happened to
be a nurse, which was very fortunate for the people of
the area! She felt that there could be a way to better
care for the sick and injured people in her community,
rather than just swiftly driving to the hospital. Thus,
the creation of Bangs Ambulance. This care started with
basic first aid skills, which over the years has progressed
to an advanced life support paramedic staffed service. |
| Today, the Bangs Funeral
Home & Bangs Ambulance are two separate businesses
with no correlation between them. Needless to say, several
people who are not familiar with this story often give
us funny looks when they have heard of the funeral home. |
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