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New initiative may improve patient outcomes by expanding EMS access to lifesaving care
Advanced telehealth technology is being used to improve patient care in the field by connecting rural emergency medical services (EMS) responders to Tucson emergency medicine physicians in a joint project involving the University of Arizona Health Sciences and Banner - University Medical Center Tucson.
Rural EMS and ambulance agencies face several challenges in providing sustainable prehospital care to remote communities, including low call volumes, long transport distances, reliance on volunteers, an aging workforce and difficulty meeting increased educational standards. The Arizona Rural EMS Advanced Telemedicine Demonstration Initiative (AzREADI) addresses these challenges by giving rural EMS responders 24/7 access to real-time consultations with board-certified EMS physicians.
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Advanced telehealth technology is being used to improve patient care in the field by connecting rural emergency medical services (EMS) responders to Tucson emergency medicine physicians in a joint project involving the University of Arizona Health Sciences and Banner - University Medical Center Tucson.
Rural EMS and ambulance agencies face several challenges in providing sustainable prehospital care to remote communities, including low call volumes, long transport distances, reliance on volunteers, an aging workforce and difficulty meeting increased educational standards. The Arizona Rural EMS Advanced Telemedicine Demonstration Initiative (AzREADI) addresses these challenges by giving rural
Pima County preparing to move into next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations Pima County is eyeing transition into Phase 1B at the end of next week. (Source: Pima County) By KOLD News 13 Staff | January 6, 2021 at 9:14 AM MST - Updated January 6 at 9:14 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Pima County is eyeing expansion of vaccinations and a transition into Phase 1B at the end of next week.
A news release announcing the plans follows:
Pima County leads the state in rate of COVID-19 vaccinations as of Jan. 5 and is gearing up to move into the next phase of vaccinations.
The County is currently in Phase 1A, which is for health care workers, including those in emergency medical services, and residents and staff of long-term care facilities.
It seems like almost every Tucson wall tells a story.
Some of them involve the Virgen de Guadalupe and others involve a man s skull shooting colorful beams of light into the ether.
Here s just a little selection of some of our favorites seen around town. Tucson s muralists continue to be hard at work during the pandemic creating images that are both hopeful and thought provoking.Â
UPDATE: Now with 12 more murals that you can find all around Tucson and Sahuarita.Â
Tucson Medical Center Mural
This mural at Tucson Medical Center was painted by Joe Pagac, Katherine Joyce Lester and Arielle Pagac-Alelunas in March 2021. Veronica M. Cruz