By Allison G. S. Knox, M.A., EMT-B, faculty member at American Military University
Many professionals believe the emergency medical services (EMS) industry has hit an impasse with industry-wide budget cuts, falling wages, and staffing cuts. However, during this difficult time, a new paradigm has emerged: the mobile care program concept.
The Rise of the Mobile Healthcare Program
The mobile healthcare program allows for ambulances to be proactive by visiting members of the community who need medical care before a situation becomes an emergency. For example, the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Arkansas has a community paramedic mobile healthcare program in place that brings “preventative healthcare to an underserved and at-risk population of patients.”
This program serves a variety of patient-care needs including in-home patient assessments, blood draws for lab results, in-home fall assessments, and chronic illness management. All of this is done within the comfort of a patient’s home.
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