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.
A decentralized mobile telemedicine system is rectifying care disparities in rural Georgia
Steve Whitehead shares his thoughts on how to handle family members during a cardiac arrest
As the population ages and healthcare needs surge, EMS is evolving beyond emergencies to provide critical support through body cavity access devices and expanded care procedures
Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Mount Sinai Health System have reached an agreement to offer community paramedicine, ET3 and treat-in-place options
Newport Beach鈥檚 new program is based on the Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets (CAHOOTS) program that has been successful in Eugene, Ore.
The Akron Fire Department was selected to participate in the CMS ET3 model and has utilized the technology more than 1,000 times since January
This step-by-step guide will help you plan, prepare and apply for grant funding to support your EMS organization
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reported patients treated in a mobile stroke unit receive treatment faster and have lower mortality
The Healthy Streets Operations Center team includes members of EMS-6, plus clinical social workers from the city鈥檚 Department of Public Health
Flexible and scalable care systems that support clinicians for a variety of out-of-hospital needs will help reduce errors and improve outcomes
As part of the Community Assistance Response program, paramedics and mental health professionals, rather than police, are at the forefront of non-violent crisis calls
The Mount Desert Island Search & Rescue crew received 3 simultaneous calls to Acadia National Park last week
The cameras include a live-streaming capability that allows a doctor to log on to a server to view real-time footage and help render care
Cherokee County鈥檚 911 center staff are employed by 3 individual agencies but housed in the same space
Disbanded Belmar First Aid Squad鈥檚 1938 Ford ambulance served one of the country鈥檚 original first aid squads
As cases of COVID-19 continue to increase in the community, MedStar works to get vaccinations to people where they live using a mobile vaccination unit
A paramedic and an EMT in Sedgwick County resigned on Facebook, each sharing a petition that advocates for the removal of EMS Director Dr. John Gallagher
The impact COVID-19 had, and didn鈥檛 have, the changes we鈥檙e embracing and the change providers want to see
A year-long investigation into Denver Health practices revealed that paramedics were encouraged to bypass other hospitals, without considering the needs of the patient
The dedicated ambulance will make stops along the way for EMS professionals to pay respect to lost colleagues
鈥淓R on demand鈥� seeks to cut down on emergency department trips and offer convenient, affordable patient care
A PCR can take 10 times longer than the call, but this webinar can help EMS agencies cut that time and provide complete call information
Make a plan for treating pediatric pain that includes managing unfamiliarity and stress in both the patient and their parents or caregivers
Leaders cite safety concerns, potential for confusion among non-English speaking patients
In a 20-year span, FEMA鈥檚 Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program has provided more than $1.1 billion in those three states
Community paramedics are pioneering new ways to care for mental health patients 鈥� here鈥檚 how
Hanover Fire Captain Fred Freeman earned the award for his work in establishing the department鈥檚 MIH program and using it to expand access to COVID-19 testing
It鈥檚 time for EMS to take the lead in making sure our healthcare partners know who we are
An EMS Week thank you to the dreamers and disrupters who have and will continue to improve our profession
The updated brand is intended to highlight the available prehospital services as a partnership
Honolulu EMS Director Dr. Jim Ireland said that the agency has remained well-staffed and resilient despite the COVID-19 pandemic
Use the information and strategies in this guide to help prepare your agency to keep up with the changing scope of out-of-hospital care and provide the most timely and appropriate response