UCM Digital Health, a telehealth provider, partnered with Empress Emergency Medical Services. The collaboration will provide mobile integrated health through a combination of virtual and hands-on medical care in a patient’s home, place of work, or wherever they are when care is needed, according to the companies.
Empress and UCM are working together to direct patients away from unnecessary emergency room, urgent care, and hospital visits. This partnership empowers Empress to serve as an extension of UCM Digital Health when it is determined that hands-on care is needed for a patient. If UCM concludes that in-person treatment is required during a virtual consult, a paramedic provided through Empress EMS will be deployed to the patient’s location. Read more.