California Pilot Program: Is Urgent Care a Viable Destination for Ambulances?

California Pilot Program: Is Urgent Care a Viable Destination for Ambulances?

A multicenter pilot program in California is studying whether urgent care centers could be a destination for ambulances carrying lower-acuity patients. Paramedics in participating locales receive advanced training to triage and transport 911 patients with cuts, soft-tissue injuries, and wounds or illnesses they deem to be minor to urgent care centers instead of hospital emergency rooms. The patient must consent to participate in the program, and can choose from a list of urgent care centers. …

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