May 22, 2015
Around the country, the role of paramedics is changing. In various states, they're receiving extra training to provide more primary and preventive care and to take certain patients to urgent care or mental health clinics rather than more costly emergency rooms. Photo courtesy Flickr/Paul Long
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Paramedics Steer Non-Emergency Patients Away from ERs
By using specially trained paramedics, health officials hope to help reduce avoidable trips to the emergency room and fill gaps in health care.
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