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UVA offers an alternative to the ER for people in need of ongoing support and reassurance

UVA paramedics Taylor Tereskerz (L) and Patrick Watson visit patient Crystal Waller on a regular basis. (Credit: Radio IQ)

A recent review by the federal government found the median wait time in Virginia emergency departments was nearly three hours, and that time has been increasing since before the pandemic.

To address that situation, UVA is doing something new – sending a team of paramedics to the homes of those who visit the ER often. Sandy Hausman reports on that service.

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