According to the study (2015), facilities that spent more on patient care and facilities that spent less on patient care were corollary with mortality rates. Patients who accessed high spending facilities, for emergency care, had lower, overall, annual mortality rates. In stark contrast, patients who accessed lower spending facilities, for emergency care, had higher, overall, mortality rates. Research pinpointed that time to medical intervention influenced patient outcomes. Higher spending facilities had greater access to resources than lower spending facilities that often had to transfer care. Qualitative research suggested (2015) transport decisions, among Emergency Medical Technicians, were based upon servicing heavy emergency call demands.
