Suzanne Potter

Paramedics using telehealth to keep mildly ill patients out of hospital

LOS ANGELES—If you call an ambulance in Los Angeles these days, you may wind up videoconferencing with a nurse practitioner at home instead of going to an emergency room. Paramedics in Los Angeles are trying a new telehealth program to treat people with mild illnesses on the scene, which saves precious hospital beds for severely ill COVID-19 patients. Sean Ferguson, firefighter specialist with...

Apr 10, 2020

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