Trying to relocate nonemergent patients from overcrowded emergency rooms to clinics and urgent care centers by ambulance led to out-of-control costs in the San Diego area. In addition, it’s been shown that some 30% of people who call 911 for an ambulance didn’t even need emergent care to begin with. So, health officials hit on the idea of calling a taxi or an Uber to take patients where they need to be. The question is, …
Read More![Is Uber an Option for Transporting Patients from Crowded EDs to Urgent Care? Is Uber an Option for Transporting Patients from Crowded EDs to Urgent Care?](https://www.jucm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Is-Uber-an-Option-image-e1513703199564.jpg)