Experts say differences in nurse line oversight, response-time standards and dispatch protocols across U.S. cities could affect how quickly patients receive care ...

Patients who are prescribed higher daily doses of the medication buprenorphine for opioid use disorder are significantly more likely to stay in treatment. Those on 17 to 24 milligrams averaged 190 ...

Washington state lawmakers are weighing $14 million in cuts to the popular Running Start program, which lets high schoolers earn free college credits.

A Seattle woman waited more than 10 hours for a nurse-ordered ambulance, raising concerns about the city’s 911 nurse triage system and response standards.

Many cities, like Seattle, have added 911 nurse lines in recent years. But some have equipped their systems with more ...

Weeks after the woman repeatedly called Seattle 9-1-1 for an ambulance, her decomposing body was found in her bedroom.

Seattle no longer is capping ambulance wait times for certain 911 patients, tracking those waits or penalizing its contractor ...