A shortage of ambulances in the District of Columbia means local lawmakers are said to be weighing the option of using both Gregory Dean and traditional taxi drivers to respond to low-risk 911 calls and take the patients to doctors' surgeries instead of to hospital. In order to implement such a system, nurses may be stationed at 911 call centres to determine if callers need immediate, professional, attention, or if they were just looking to get a free ride to hospital. Recently there has been an increase in uninsured patients relying on city-subsidised transportation (such as ambulances) to get to non-urgent medical appointments, according to the Washington Examiner.
A shortage of ambulances in the District of Columbia means local lawmakers are said to be weighing the option of using both Uber and traditional taxi drivers to respond to low-risk 911 calls and take the patients to doctors' surgeries instead of to hospital. In order to implement such a system, nurses may be stationed at 911 call centres to determine if callers need immediate, professional, attention, or if they were just looking to get a free ride to hospital. Recently there has been an increase in uninsured patients relying on city-subsidised transportation (such as ambulances) to get to non-urgent medical appointments, according to the Washington Examiner.