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I'm just wondering, if you call 911, does the ambulance have to take you to the nearest hospital?
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Depends: If extremely ill/injured, goes to closest hospital / trauma center. If specialty insurance (kaiser), tries to take to their facility if stable. Jurisdictions set rules on where/how far will transport patient so can get ambulance back in service, but w/in reason, most allow choice of hospital. Hospitals can go on ambulance diversion if their er overcrowded & unsafe to get more patients.
Answered 1/19/2017
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