Community Paramedicine
Access our Community Paramedicine directory, offering valuable information on innovative models of care that extend the role of paramedics beyond emergency response. This collection includes articles on preventive care, chronic disease management, and partnerships with healthcare providers to deliver comprehensive care in the community. Understanding community paramedicine is key to improving public health and reducing hospital admissions. For more related content, visit our section on Integrated Care. Stay informed and explore the future of EMS with our resources on community paramedicine.
An inside look at Guilford County’s award-winning program response to low-acuity and behavioral health calls
Making care more accessible, reducing hospital utilization and improving outcomes
If you’ve seen one community paramedicine program, then you’ve seen one program; here’s how successes from four different programs can be translated to new ones
My Care Community is a partnership among 20 area agencies to share patient information and streamline client referrals through an electronic system called TAVConnect
Data analysis is important to evaluating MIH programs, but it will never show the whole picture of community paramedicine success
From drone delivery of AEDs, to Siri and the now HIPAA-compliant Alexa, cutting-edge technology is promising seamless communication for EMS
Our co-hosts sit down with the NAEMSP president to discuss how the new reimbursement model will transform all aspects of the industry
NH Project FIRST enlists “quick response teams” to return after an overdose call and offer to connect individuals with services at their local treatment hub
EMS leaders react to ET3, HHS reimbursement model that recognizes the value of community paramedicine and emphasizes quality and outcomes
Becoming an effective public speaker can elevate the success of your fire department, EMS crew or community paramedicine program
Baltimore City Fire Department officials hope the pilot program will reduce strains on first responders and emergency rooms
LifePoint Health is launching a community paramedicine program to help people near the end of life
EMS directors sought out Hendricks Regional Health CEO Kevin Speer with the idea to start a program that reduces non-emergent runs while still helping residents
Climate change, connectivity, value-based reimbursements will shape the coming year in EMS service and delivery
The Brownsville Fire Department is working to get to the root problems behind 911 callers who frequently ask for assistance—as often as two to five times per week
Teaming up with local colleges can bring your community paramedicine program expert assistance today while paving the way for progress tomorrow
Seattle officials proposed a pilot program that would help responders deal with non-emergency calls and decrease response times
ePCR alerts, milestones and triggers can prompt meaningful analysis, immediate action or additional training
Groups of 10 or more can schedule an appointment to have MedStar come to a place of their convenience and administer flu vaccinations
Whether you’re looking to start or maintain a community paramedicine program, don’t overlook these areas that can help make a difference
The Community Health Needs Assessment is the starting point for launching a mobile integrated health program the hospital will pay your department to run
A smaller vehicle operated by the Minneapolis Fire Department may begin responding to some health emergencies around downtown next year
Improve access to care and triage less urgent calls for more efficient use of healthcare resources
Using community paramedicine resources to monitor opioid-addicted patients detoxing at home could relieve the burden on EMS and ERs
Learn how you can quickly assess and treat patients with sepsis as an EMS provider
Community Howard paramedics will visit discharged patients with chronic heart diseases with the goal of positively impacting the patient’s transition
“Be Like Brendon Week” honors Brendon Cousino by encouraging the public to perform simple acts of kindness
Officials said the paramedicine program will test how follow up from a paramedic will improve the health outcomes of hospital patients once they return home
The Advanced Provider Response Unit program provides direct care to patients who may not need immediate transportation to the emergency room
Three individuals were named 2018 Hooley Awards winners at the 10th annual ImageTrend Connect Conference on July 19
The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester’s Mobile Crisis Response Team helps people with mental health issues stay out of “emergency rooms, hospitalization and jail”
Free Voice Media, a nonprofit documentary company, is working on a new project called Frequent Caller
Ben Thompson discusses what he has learned about compassion and helping others through community paramedicine
