Beginning September 1, Texas will no longer ban fire departments from transporting patients to the hospital in fire trucks. The new law is designed to assist in improving treatment for patients in ...

When someone is having a mental health crisis — whether they’re thinking about suicide, acting erratically or experiencing hallucinations — they frequently end up in a hospital emergency department, ...

When two sheriff’s deputies showed up at the hospital room of John Noel’s husband, Chris, he thought he was being arrested. No one had told him they were coming. The deputies handcuffed Chris and ...

Health insurer UCare failed to transport a patient for life-sustaining dialysis treatments in January, which state regulators called a critical example of systemic scheduling and customer service ...

In an emergency, local fire departments — including the Bainbridge Island Fire Department — partner with airlift operators to transport patients who require specialized emergency care, especially when ...

Transportation to treatment is one of the biggest barriers for cancer patients. Many patients don’t own a vehicle, can’t afford gas, or don’t have access to public transportation. Some may be elderly ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.-- Monday was a day of confusion and canceled medical appointments in Westchester County after almost a dozen ambulette companies stopped transporting Medicaid patients in a bitter ...