EMS program for frequent 911 callers cuts transports 63%, saves county money

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A new Union County EMS program aimed at residents who call 911 most often is cutting non-emergency transports and saving money, EMS Director Brent Allen told county commissioners Monday. The community resource paramedic and mobile integrated health program enrolled its first patients in April, focusing on frequent 911 callers with chronic…