Medical, maternity, or psychiatric emergencies, believed to be serious medical conditions, requiring immediate medical attention.
Medically necessary, non-life threatening conditions requiring professional attention within 24 hours.
The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of EMS provides medical authorization, oversight and continuing education for area pre-hospital providers. The Division additionally functions to support EMS providers in their roles and to improve the transition of care between prehospital and in-hospital providers.