Black, Hispanic Patients More Likely To Be Taken To Safety-Net Hospitals Instead Of Closest Facility In Case Of Emergency

While ambulances are normally supposed to take emergency patients to the closest facility that offers that right kind of care, a new study finds that when it comes to minority patients that's not always the case. One possible explanation: Patients or their families may choose to go to a more distant hospital because it’s where they go for routine primary care.

from Kaiser Health News https://ift.tt/34zkENS