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Marin General Hospital’s chief administrative officer Jon Friedenberg said Marin County’s largest hospital has received only about half a dozen patients
“I have no idea who I operated on,” said Dr. Jay Coates, a trauma surgeon whose hospital took in many of the wounded
The Mid-America Regional Council, or MARC, has been working on plans to mobilize a response to this kind of incident for decades
Rory Barros will be sent to a recovery hospital after undergoing 13 surgeries and synthetic skin grafts
An EMS provider was injured and transported to the hospital after the crash
The ambulance T-boned a car while going through a red light; no EMS providers were injured in the crash
Officials said the EMT, who suffered multiple broken bones, was in an emergency vehicle when he was struck
The hospital employee was told to either remove the flag, or remove the truck from hospital property
Many of the common conditions of avoidable emergency department visits involved mental health and dental problems
Mcall Argirakis allegedly hit paramedic Lillian Farquar and nurse Bobbi Jo Rodino as they tried to treat her
There was an almost 62 percent drop in emergency room visits and a 63 percent decrease in ambulance use by frequent flyers
Patients who receive a larger-than-expected bill for emergency care may have limited options to change it
The county’s EMS system was used in a study as a model of success in treating patients whose heart attacks were caused by a blocked artery
Critics say for-profit ERs reduce the amount of charity care hospitals can perform
Long hospital bed delays are forcing some paramedics to wait hours to hand off a patient to the hospital, resulting in less medics available to respond to calls
The amount of emergency visits related to marijuana among Colorado tourists has increased dramatically since the drug was legalized
The things that are most disturbing to those working in health care are very different from what the public would think
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The app is used by medics and firefighters to send images and video from the field to the emergency room
A Brazil EMS provider shared photos of the fish’s spines stuck into the woman’s stomach
The woman died in her home hours after returning from the ER with a prescription for opioid painkillers
EMS providers visit mental health patients at home accompanied by a social worker to reduce calls to 911
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A hospital employee was seriously injured, several others sustained minor injuries
New research showed that isopropyl alcohol relieved nausea symptoms for patients in the ER
Enhanced EMS System aims to reduce hospital readmissions for chronically ill and frequent 911 users
A Pro-Med ambulance delivered 1,300 toys to children in the ER, pediatric care unit and on ambulances
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