Sunday, August 18, 2019

No Mercy: After The Hospital Closes, How Do People Get Emergency Care?

Robert Findley died after falling on the ice during a winter storm this February in Fort Scott, Kan. Mercy Hospital had recently closed, so he had to be flown to a neurology center 90 miles north in Kansas City, Mo.

The loss of the longtime hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., has forced a change in the way ER care is provided, including a greater reliance on air ambulances.

(Image credit: Christopher Smith for Kaiser Health News)



* This article was originally published here

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