ARVIN, CA - Arvin residents usually drive to Bakersfield for emergency medical care, but a forum held Thursday night by Dignity Health aimed to help them determine if those trips are truly necessary.
"One of the big things we're promoting is the use of the nurse advice line," said Dignity Health Program Manager Edgar Aguilar. "You don' thave to go to the emergency room to get diagnosed."
Aguilar said that often times a diagnosis can be administered over the nurse advice line, where operators can ask questions about symptoms and let callers know if an emergency trip is advisable.
At the forum, residents were also encouraged to visit the doctor when they are not sick in order to learn what to do to stay healthy.
"One of the big things we're promoting is the use of the nurse advice line," said Dignity Health Program Manager Edgar Aguilar. "You don' thave to go to the emergency room to get diagnosed."
Aguilar said that often times a diagnosis can be administered over the nurse advice line, where operators can ask questions about symptoms and let callers know if an emergency trip is advisable.
At the forum, residents were also encouraged to visit the doctor when they are not sick in order to learn what to do to stay healthy.