Health Reports

Abstract

This report describes (1) a unique method used by the Indian Health Service (IHS) to deliver emergency and primary care in remote Alaska villages and (2) a Florida county's plans to use aspects of this method to provide health care services in a medically underserved urban setting. The Alaska program trains local residents to provide emergency and primary care services in villages, which are often hundreds of miles away from the nearest physician. The Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services of Florida, whose service area includes medically underserved areas in St. Peterburg, has proposed adapting key aspects of the Alaska program in order to increase access to primary care.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA270822

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Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Reform
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Medical Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Prostheses And Implants
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  • Public Health
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  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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