WRC News4 This Week February 25, 2017
Said his crews spent too much time transporting people who are not having an emergency but wanted a ride to a doctors appointment. One way hes proposing to reduce those calls is place a nurse at the 911 call center who can screen calls and the determine what is actually needed. The departments medical director led the team that came up with the proposal. These calls are neither limb nor lifethreatening and these patients can better be served in an Outpatient Care setting. Reporter another proposal announced today is legislation that would require Insurance Companies to pay more of the costs fo...