Midland Memorial Hospital And Midland Fire Department Team Up To Battle Flu
By: Karl Rundgren
Updated: January 23, 2013
MIDLAND -- Midland Memorial Hospital and the Midland Fire Department are teaming up to try and help people with the flu.
The 68-NURSE program has seen a large increase in callers with flu-like symptoms asking whether they should go to the emergency room.
The Midland Fire Department has also been sending an increased number of ambulances to pick up people with flu-like symptoms.
The extra calls are stretching M.F.D. crews thin.
Now, 68-NURSE and M.F.D. are teaming up to help people get the care that's right for them, which in many cases may not be the emergency room.
Most cases of flu are not an emergency, and a health clinic can help people battling the virus.
The 68-NURSE program has seen a large increase in callers with flu-like symptoms asking whether they should go to the emergency room.
The Midland Fire Department has also been sending an increased number of ambulances to pick up people with flu-like symptoms.
The extra calls are stretching M.F.D. crews thin.
Now, 68-NURSE and M.F.D. are teaming up to help people get the care that's right for them, which in many cases may not be the emergency room.
Most cases of flu are not an emergency, and a health clinic can help people battling the virus.
