“When a 100-year-old hospital closed in Douglas, Ariz., it left 40,000 people without a nearby emergency department (ED) or diagnostic services. To fill this void, Copper Queen Community Hospital, 26 miles away in Bisbee, Ariz., opened a quick-care service shortly after the closure and then proceeded to build a 24-hour ED, which opened in April 2017.”
The full article can be found at:
https://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/3376-telemedicine-is-an-important-feature-of-freestanding-ed