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.
“As healthcare professionals, it is not the purview of EMS providers to judge our patients. It is our job to care for them”
Helping a fall patient back into bed, a chair or onto the ambulance cot should launch risk mitigation in the patient’s home to prevent future falls
EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
For the last two years, the Portland Street Response sent mental health workers and EMTs instead of police to people experiencing a mental health emergency
Monadnock’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare program started in response to the pandemic and is the busiest in the state
Topsham Fire Rescue program will focus on seniors and non-emergency calls
Calif. voters want behavioral health professionals to respond to non-life-threatening 911 calls
Educating the public about when it is appropriate to call EMS – and how quickly we should get there
Bill would prohibit the State Board of Health from requiring a college degree for licensure as a paramedic
Agencies and government officials must evaluate performance expectations and funding to determine appropriate EMS delivery models
The agency gets paid whether its crews care for patients at home, or transport them to a clinic or an ED
Paramedic says co-response program “is allowing us to become more human with one another”
The Crawfordsville Fire Department uses the secure key vaults to access seniors’ homes with minimal damage during emergencies
Community paramedics also receive training in areas such as primary care, public health, disease management and mental health
Social workers and EMS personnel will provide a sustained continuum of care for residents
Finally, reimbursement for community paramedic home visits on the horizon
A new Las Cruces, New Mexico, program aims to better serve community members experiencing mental health emergencies
How the latest partnerships between EMS and digital health providers are giving patients faster access to high-quality care through mobile integrated health
A Colorado Springs officer and a paramedic held Kevin Dizmang on the ground after they saw him walking in the middle of a street, speaking unintelligibly
EMS providers are dispatched to the patient’s location to treat non-life-threatening conditions
Learn how MedStar made the jump to an on-demand subscription service that utilizes MIH/CP clinicians
Nagel helped develop ALS and the country’s first paramedicine program, held leadership roles through the 1980s and was an adviser for “Emergency!”
The International Journal of Paramedicine aims to present research relevant to patient care and the advancement of paramedicine
6 helpful tips from the Seminole County (Fla.) Fire Department
CPs should have extensive prehospital experience and a strong network of peers in related disciplines
A new program in Ontario is training paramedics to care for palliative patients
Gainesville Fire Rescue’s Krista Ott and David Sutton share how to tell your story to stakeholders
It is in our healthcare system gaps in coverage where the community paramedic lives and can show their worth
Boulder’s plan for lower acuity calls resembles those in several other states and is expected to reduce the city’s call volume by 8% to 10%
As two Walla Walla paramedics continue to serve the initiative in its second year, the fire department and hospital say they have seen cost savings
Esteemed fire chief and EMS lieutenant share lessons learned from community paramedicine program
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