The Washington Post: The most remote emergency room: Life and death in rural America

The number of hospitals and physicians in rural regions of the United States are decreasing, leading to the emergence of telemedicine centers. These centers employ physicians and emergency nurses to provide remote 24 hour emergency medical care to understaffed, rural hospitals across 30 states. Because of the urgent nature of many cases, telemedicine staff see more critical cases on screen in a 24 hour shift than most ER doctors see in a month. Read the full article on MSN here.