This new option is designed to help keep ambulances and emergency rooms available for patients with life-threatening conditions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When you call 911, you’re not thinking about how much a medical emergency could cost you. “I knew that ambulances could be expensive. I had no idea that they could be this expensive ...

The 911 operator couldn’t send an ambulance because it was already responding to another call from ICE’s Stewart Detention ...

A District of Columbia program that placed nurses in 911 call centers to triage non-life-threatening calls resulted in a drop of ambulance dispatches from 97% to 56%. In the Right Care, Right Now ...

In an emergency, 911 dispatchers are the first line of assistance. Wayne County Emergency Management is looking for more ...

The Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority (KCEAA) has been providing care to community members across the area for more than 50 years, but due to nationwide ...

San Diego officials are seeking ambulance alternatives in response to a crisis in ambulance costs, according to a San Diego Union-Tribune report. The city has seen a rise in nonemergency 911 calls, ...

The Brooke County Commission had made plans on Tuesday to meet with candidates for a planned advisory board for the county’s ...

Anson General Hospital needed to transfer a pediatric patient to a specialist at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, but the only ambulance in Anson wasn’t available. If it had made ...