A relatively common situation between competing flight programs is being presented to the public in New Mexico. A hospital is accused of refusing to accept patients transported by a competing flight team.

The issue is whether a hospital can refuse to accept a patient transfer unless transported by it's own flight team. This is a common practice in some parts of the country, so the outcome of this discussion will set an important precedent.

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