Rural communities across Louisiana depend heavily on EMS teams to get patients to hospitals promptly

Unlike urban centers with multiple hospital options, rural communities across Louisiana lean heavily on critical access hospitals that equally depend on EMS partners to bring patients in, stabilize them, and coordinate ongoing care. The relationship between rural EMS and hospitals is not just collaborative; it's indispensable, bringing life-saving care to patients who might not receive it otherwise. Dr. Jeffrey Kuo, MD, an emergency medicine doctor at Ochsner NOLA, joins the Newell to discuss the importance of EMS teams in rural communities across Louisiana.