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In El Cajon, nurses will soon respond to 911 calls

San Diego News Fix
San Diego News Fix
Episode • Apr 1, 2022 • 12m
Every year, El Cajon residents call 911 about 16,000 times. But officials say about a third of those calls aren’t true emergencies and don’t require ambulances and fire trucks. The city council voted unanimously last week to set aside $300,000 for a pilot program that would divert some emergency calls to nurses.

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