Anaheim nurse practitioner responds to some 911 calls to help patients who don't need a hospital visit

Victoria Morrison is the sole nurse practitioner working in the Anaheim Fire & Rescue’s Community Care Response Unit. The one-year pilot program aims to cut costs from the healthcare system, keep patients from making unnecessary, and potentially costly, trips to the hospital and also freeing up Anaheim firefighters to respond to bigger emergencies in Orange County’s most populous city. “The tough calls are the low-acuity calls that aren’t really an emergency, where we don’t need to transport someone with the lights and sirens on,” Barry said.