南达科他州扩展乡村急救服务：将建区域急救枢纽网络
南达科他州卫生厅10月15日宣布，已选定南达科他州医疗保健基金会（South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care）协助在全州发展区域急救医疗服务（EMS）枢纽，以加强乡村社区的急救体系——在这些地区，路途遥远与资源有限令紧急救护格外困难。
这项计划旨在把各地的急救机构、医疗服务提供者、部落伙伴与社区组织汇集起来，更好地协调服务、共享资源并强化应急响应体系。州卫生厅表示，计划还将重点支持和发展急救人员队伍，这是不少乡村社区高度关切的问题。
该基金会此前已在南达科他州中北部地区牵头开展类似的规划工作，当地数百名利益相关方参与了旨在改善急救服务的讨论。州卫生厅称，此次向全州扩展意在借鉴中北部地区的经验，改善全州社区获得急救服务的可及性。
South Dakota Expands Effort to Strengthen Rural EMS with Regional Hubs
The South Dakota Department of Health announced on October 15 that it has selected the South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care to help develop regional emergency medical services (EMS) hubs across the state, launching a statewide effort to improve emergency care in rural communities where long travel distances and limited resources make emergency response more challenging.
The initiative is designed to bring together EMS agencies, health care providers, tribal partners and community organizations to better coordinate services, share resources and strengthen the emergency response system. Officials said the effort will also focus on supporting and growing the EMS workforce, a key concern for many rural communities.
The Foundation for Medical Care has already led similar planning efforts in north-central South Dakota, where hundreds of stakeholders participated in discussions aimed at improving emergency medical services. The statewide expansion is intended to build on those successes and improve access to emergency care for communities across South Dakota.
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图片来源：图：南达科他州罗斯巴德苏族部落的一辆救护车（资料图）。图片来源：B. Beauvais／Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 3.0。Photo: An ambulance of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota (file photo). Image: B. Beauvais / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
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