emergency services

RapidSOS received $21 million in funding, the emergency response technology company announced today.

Virtual telephone or video care will be available at no cost, with some offers lasting for several weeks. 

Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has begun a one-year pilot of a novel telemedicine program, one that will allow first responders to connect select patients to a doctor via an iPad rather than actually transporting them to the hospital.