BELL COUNTY, Texas — Bell County is launching a new program to offer more ways for residents to get help when calling 911 for medical assistance, the County has announced.

The Bell County Communications Center is partnering with RightSite Health, a medical healthcare service, to provide more options for non-emergency care.

According to the County, when a resident calls 911 with a non-emergency or low-acuity medical need, they may be given the option to be connected with RightSite, which can then connect them to board-certified ER doctors and social care navigators without the need for an ambulance or a trip to the emergency room.

If 911 determines the caller's condition is non-emergent and eligible, Bell County said they will offer to immediately connect the caller to an ER doctor throu

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