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Acadian Ambulance offers new services to relieve hospital bed capacity
Acadian Ambulance offers new services to relieve hospital bed capacity By Rania Kaur | January 29, 2021 at 7:16 PM CST - Updated January 29 at 7:32 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -Critical medical care is more important than ever, and now there’s a new way to get help.
Two new treatment options from Acadian Ambulance offer patients a choice, and these options can help relieve some of the stress on hospitals.
Since July, Acadian Ambulance has offered two new options to those that meet the criteria, treatment at home and alternative destination transport.
“The criteria was specifically developed to be very conservative, to air on the side of safety,” Richard Belle, manager of Acadian Health said. “Once the patient is identified, it’s a candidate for the program. The paramedic initiates a Telehealth consult with a physician who goes into a face-to-face interview with the patient. And if the physicia