Indiana ends routine ambulance diversion for crowded emergency departments
Indiana’s September policy change limits ambulance diversion to disasters or critical infrastructure failures, according to state health officials.
Indiana hospitals may no longer turn ambulances away solely because their emergency departments are overcrowded. State officials say exceptions remain for disasters and failures such as flooding or an electronic-records outage.
Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver said diversion can delay care and keep ambulances outside their service areas. She said hospitals must address crowding through other measures. EMS1 reported the change on September 2, citing state officials and WTHR.
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