Las Vegas Takes a Flyer on Phone Triage to Help Stem EMS Runs

Las Vegas Takes a Flyer on Phone Triage to Help Stem EMS Runs

Residents who call 911 for immediate medical care could find themselves getting a lift from a rideshare to a local urgent care center instead of riding in an ambulance, sirens wailing, to the emergency room thanks to a pilot program Las Vegas Fire launched in Las Vegas. With more than two thirds of its roughly 600,000 annual calls being for medical assistance, the fire department was looking for ways to cut costs but not the …

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