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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...

 E-Mail IMAGE: AzREADI, a new initiative involving the University of Arizona Health Sciences and Banner - University Medical Center Tucson, utilizes a telehealth platform that gives EMS providers at the scene of... view more  Credit: University of Arizona Health Sciences/Kris Hanning 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. ...