The Bertha Ambulance Service has been in the business of helping people for 27 years. Prior to August 1970 when the Bertha Ambulance Service officially began as part of a service of the Bertha Community Memorial Hospital, Swede Anderson owner of the funeral home in Bertha ran an ambulance service using a station wagon. Anderson ran the service from 1965 until 1970. The current ambulance owned by the ambulance service was purchased in 1989 and has about 36,000 miles. Compared to the average vehicle, these low odometer reading miles are misleading.
Ambulances live in 'dog years' compared to other vehicles.
The Ambulance Service will be looking at replacing their current ambulance vehicle shortly. Probably in the next two years. They have received donations from various people and organizations dedicated for the ambulance replacement. Donations to date for 1997 are from Ruth Rust and from the Modern Pioneer Club. If you are interested in making a donation to the Ambulance Service, please send it to the Bertha City Hall and designate what you wish the donation to be used for.