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.
Inside Health 34 – UC Davis Fire’s mobile approach to non-emergent support and service navigation
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
The Rapid City Fire Department now deploys one paramedic in an SUV to calls that are not as urgent so that an ambulance unit is kept available
Last year, the city spent nearly $500,000 to staff a 12th ambulance because of a steep increase in the number of people dialing 911
AFD Capt. Emily Jaramillo said Community EMS Care program will allow paramedics and EMTs to respond in more expanded roles to under-served communities
About a dozen paramedics in Ottawa have begun treating elderly flu patients at the nursing home to prevent trips to the hospital
EMS can be a major player in clinical medicine, operational delivery and healthcare changes, decreasing morbidity and mortality
Kai Hjermstad was treated by first responders he had trained himself after collapsing in his garage
EMS sleep practices, the opioid epidemic, community paramedicine and patient transport mark some of the biggest issues to watch in 2018
Community paramedicine, patient transport, EMS safety, the opioid epidemic and professionalism shape the last year in EMS
Every EMS agency adopts innovations at a different pace; how has yours deployed community paramedicine?
Chief Porter R. Welch shares factors to consider before and while implementing a MIH-CP program
Governor Scott Walker signed a bill allowing EMS providers to make non-emergency house calls in order to cut down on health care costs
Pairing community paramedics with advanced practice providers for home visits to frequent utilizers decreased 911 volumes in a pilot program
Interested in learning more about the scope and growth of mobile integrated health and community paramedicine? Start right here
Rockland Paramedic Services will use the money to train paramedics in order to expand their role to post-hospital visits
In its second year, the EMS Trend Report describes revealing changes in clinical care, finance and the use of technology in EMS
AMR said the Resource Access Program is no longer in operation due to staffing shortages that lasted longer than anticipated
Research offers solutions to EMS providers’ hesitation regarding additional duties, hours and changing perception CP programs may bring
Our co-hosts talk about an opioid panel discussion, sponsored by EMS1 and BoundTree, at EMS World Expo 2017
Matt Zavadsky discusses mobile integrated healthcare program growth, sustainability and models for the future
Follow these 10 steps when treating pediatric cardiac arrest to save lives
The goal is to help those who struggle with substance abuse link up with medicated assisted treatment, counseling and regular health checks
Mayor Joe Hogsett is teaming up with police, EMS and Eskenazi Health to launch the city’s first Mobile Crisis Assistance Team
As the health care and public safety landscapes continue to evolve, the three agencies saw an opportunity to combine resources
EMS providers are asked to help evaluate community risk reduction
Community paramedicine programs are being integrated into our health care system far too slowly to meet the needs of many underserved populations
Community paramedics placed within a correctional facility increase the level of services provided by the health care team and potentially reduce overall health care costs
