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.
Taking the concept of the right care, to the right person at the right resource to a new level
How Mehlville Fire Protection District used ET3 and community paramedicine to improve overall health and quality of life for the community
Inside Health 34 鈥� UC Davis Fire鈥檚 mobile approach to non-emergent support and service navigation
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How the next-generation medic should evaluate potential employers to find an EMS home that will encourage growth
Four fire/EMS department representatives share their tips for reinforcing health and safety messages during the pandemic
Tips for staying positive and focused on the community during times of high stress
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Funding a system of readiness through telehealth, treatment and alternative destination reimbursement for EMS
As EMS agencies move toward multi-function devices, they are poised to save more than equipment costs. Here are 5 benefits that may surprise you.
Cataldo Ambulance Service (Mass.) provided assurance to its community that its providers were prepared to serve during the COVID-19 pandemic
Our co-hosts speak with five healthcare professionals to discuss community paramedicine utilization during the global pandemic
Learn how COVID-19 has impacted fire/EMS and how public safety has adjusted its response
In this episode, Chris Cebollero speaks with Will Dunn, clinical manager of Eagle County Paramedics, who shares how his agency is handling operations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, outlines the path ahead for EMS in the new normal, community paramedicine鈥檚 role, and his talks with CMS about treat-not-transport reimbursement
The two-day program will feature sessions on topics such as mental health, telemedicine and community paramedicine in rural areas
The tasks and timeline ahead for the 205 organizations selected under ET3 as we remove the perverse incentive of only getting paid for taking a patient to the wrong place
The year鈥檚 awardees will be recognized for their mobile blood transfusion and mobile integrated healthcare programs
Three bi-directional ways that data integration will positively impact the EMS industry
A new team consisting of a nurse practitioner and a social services worker responds to certain 911 calls for medical issues
The $225,000 grant will go toward addressing healthcare barriers for residents in rural areas
In this episode, our co-hosts welcome Community Paramedic Lt. J.D. Postage, who works with Project FORT, the Violet Township Fire Department鈥檚 substance abuse program
The Chicago Fire Department said frequent 911 callers contribute to long response times as the mayor pledged to add more ambulances
The county鈥檚 911 calls rose by more than 2,500 in 2019 and officials hope to follow the example of another county that successfully reduced calls
From dangerous active shooter events, to ET3, Ebola, opioids and community paramedicine, EMS providers faced many significant incidents and evolving trends in the 2010s
The Mobile Integrated Health program sends specially trained paramedics to check in on patients recently discharged from the hospital
From provider safety, to community paramedicine, degree requirements, retention, climate change and reimbursement; how to prepare for the challenges and opportunities the 2020s will bring EMS
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The mobile health service seeks to help residents in need with basic medical care to reduce the need for emergency calls
The pilot program seeks to help provide community members with access to healthcare and social support before emergencies arise
An EMS social worker describes how a new program in Texas is serving patients while decreasing 911 calls
The program, which was set to run out of funding in January, has helped reduce ambulance runs while providing non-emergency medical care to those in need
911 nurse triage and a high utilizer group program are exponentially reducing transports and healthcare expenditures while increasing patient satisfaction
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