Is it a heart attack or heartburn? This program will let rural patients know before they step foot in the hospital. - North Carolina Health News
A new telehealth program in the western North Carolina mountains will connect emergency medicine doctors with first responders to help rural patients with chest pain get the best care.
By Liora Engel-Smith In an election year where soaring health care costs are on voters’ minds, a new collaboration aims to help rural cardiac patients avoid a potentially unnecessary — and costly — trip to the emergency department. The $1.2 million program, slated to begin in mountainous Wilkes County early next year, will bring doctors […]
