Washington, D.C., has one of the highest rates of 911 calls in the country, and 1 in 4 of them are not for real emergencies. They're for twisted ankles or coughs, rashes, that kind of thing. So D.C.

Several nurses employed by Volusia County government recently learned that they will lose their jobs at the end of March. The reason? The county is cutting its Nurse Triage program as of March 31 ...

Your next trip to the ER at Johnson City Medical Center may be a little different. Depending upon the seriousness of your illness or injury, staff members may give you other options for your care.

An Ohio hospital's provider-in-triage model is generating clinical, financial, and strategic benefits, including lowering its rate of ER patients who leave without being seen. Grandview Medical Center ...