Brownsville, Texas, Kickstarts New Program to Help Reduce Non-Emergency 9-1-1 Calls
BROWNSVILLE (KRGV) – A growing number of non-emergent 9-1-1 calls have one Rio Grande Valley city looking to reduce those calls.
Brownsville Fire Chief Jarrett Sheldon says a new program will be able to identify the people who frequently call for non-emergency situations.
“We’ll get a patient – an elderly patient who falls a lot. The goal of this program is, basically, go in their home, find out why are they falling, you know, why are we responding three times a week, four times a week to these homes,” he explains.
Read more at KRGV.
Source: JEMS Special Topics - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Cecilia Gutierrez (KRGV) Tags: News News Videos Mobile Integrated Healthcare Source Type: news
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