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Fla. County Relinquishes Control of Medstar to Private Company

Internal mismanagement prompts Lee County (Fla.) officials to relinquish control of air ambulance operations

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral

LEE COUNTY, Fla. (NBC 2 WBBH) — Lee County commissioners have decided that the county's emergency helicopter will be run, at least partially, by a private company.

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