Healthcare Hollow: Infections Can Be Deadly in Rural Tennessee; One County Is Trying To Change That

WPLN

Apr 14, 2026

EMS crews in rural Hawkins County, Tennessee can now carry antibiotics in ambulances. This allows them to treat sepsis, one of the leading causes of hospitalization in Hawkins County, before reaching the emergency room.

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