A spokesperson for Madeline Dube cites the Ambulance NB policy, saying ambulances are required to take their patients to the closest destination hospital.
She says the regional health authorities and the Department of Health are involved in deciding what constitutes a hospital, and a full-time emergency room is needed.
McAdam Mayor Frank Carroll raised the issue after four fire victims were made to wait for ambulances Monday morning, rather than be treated at the McAdam Health Care Centre which was only 700 feet away.
Carroll says this policy doesn't work for McAdam, as it is an isolated area, with bad travelling conditions, and they need to be able to use the best available services, at any given time.
