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.
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Have EMS operations failed to keep up with the growing complexity demanded by the communities we serve?
Chief David Lewis and Kyle Gaines join the podcast to discuss a successful MIH initiative getting patients to treatment counselors
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鈥攁s 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鈥檙e looking to start or maintain a community paramedicine program, don鈥檛 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鈥檚 transition
鈥淏e Like Brendon Week鈥� 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鈥檚 Mobile Crisis Response Team helps people with mental health issues stay out of 鈥渆mergency rooms, hospitalization and jail鈥�
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
Sharing data across EMS agencies is one of the most effective ways to combat the opioid crisis in communities
Onslow County EMS鈥檚 community paramedicine program was recognized by the National Association of Counties for working with frequent callers to address their issues
Innovative community paramedicine programs may offer a strategy to evolve EMS response from resuscitation to a recovery-oriented system of care
Starting in mid-June, a New Orleanian who needs a doctor but doesn鈥檛 have an emergency will be able to call the Ready Responders rather than an ambulance
The hospital sees a paramedicine program as a way to cut down hospital readmissions, which are reimbursed at a lower rate by Medicare and Medicaid
Rideshare services are offering same day service, 24/7 availability and provider billing
Julie Lahr, who has been in EMS for 16 years, said she started thinking outside the box after realizing the impact community paramedics and mental health specialists could make in the field
