Houston Matters
Special Edition: BCM’s Dr. Cedric Dark and Dr. Jill Weatherhead (July 27, 2020)
Posted on · An ER doctor and an infectious disease expert answer your questions about Covid.
Tag: ER
Houston Matters
Full Show: Houston’s Future Transportation Needs, And The Effect Of Freestanding ERs (May 24, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Planning for the region's future transportation needs, the effect of free-standing ERs on health care, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and the growing hobby of homebrewing.
Health & Science
Houston Researchers Launch Center To Improve Treatment Of Children In ERs And Ambulances
Posted on · Two Houston medical institutions will co-host a new, federally-funded center to help improve the treatment of children during medical emergencies.
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Project ETHAN: Reducing Unnecessary Trips to the Emergency Room
Posted on · Back in December 2014, all firehouses in the city of Houston began implementing an intervention program called Project ETHAN, or Emergency Tele-Health and Navigation. The goal: to direct non-emergency patients who call 911 to primary care clinics, instead of automatically taking them to the ER. We talk with Dr. Michael Gonzalez, program director of Project […]
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Surprise Medical Bills and Austin City Limits Turns 40: Houston Matters for Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014
Posted on · It seems straight-forward enough: With most health insurance plans, if you’re treated by a doctor in your plan’s network, the cost of that treatment will be less than if you see someone outside the network. So, if you need to go to the emergency room, it would stand to reason you’re better off going to […]