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.
6 intentional ways to reduce the emotional burden on patients and paramedics
Funding and resources are available for EMS to improve community health with oral care clinics, screenings
Discover essential tools to help individuals with limited mobility navigate daily life more easily and securely
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鈥檚 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鈥檚 plan for lower acuity calls resembles those in several other states and is expected to reduce the city鈥檚 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
Fairfield Mayor Jamie Paden, who also is a volunteer EMT, said many calls could be less severe or prevented if the patient simply had access to regular care
Lakewood EMS鈥� STEADI initiative aims to reduce the number of calls related to senior citizen falls
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
Our Inside EMS co-hosts welcome Lt. Ken Howell and Firefighter Mackenzie Gross to share about the Lexington Fire Department鈥檚 CP program
Galveston mental health professionals, paramedics and city police officers will work together
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss host Chris Cebollero鈥檚 multi-year effort to create a universal reimbursement program for community paramedicine work
Dayton Fire Department officials say the city鈥檚 partnership with Premier Health is achieving its goal, but it is only funded through year鈥檚 end
Mike Lopez started his EMS career at 19 as an EMT
Here鈥檚 how your agency can use telehealth and community paramedicine to deliver more personalized care to patients
Despite industry-wide high turnover and shortages, the agency frequently has a staffing waiting list
Download this free guide for timely tips on low-volume call types, getting grant funding, expanding your scope through technology and more
How do we adapt to the changing environment of EMS? It鈥檚 simple really.
The service can reduce hospital workloads and offer patients greater convenience and lower bills
Madison鈥檚 Community Alternative Response for Emergency Services sends paramedics and crisis workers instead of police
Data collected on evidence-based measures informs this discussion meant to inspire further quality improvement by pairing specific metrics with practical recommendations
The team treats low-acuity patients, reducing volume for ATCEMS and emergency departments
Each crew will include a firefighter/EMT, a social worker and a police officer
SDFD鈥檚 Anne Jensen and REMSA鈥檚 Adam Heinz share tips on MIH/CP training, time scales and starting up
How to take action to motivate payers to reimburse EMS for MIH
A paramedic and a social worker will join the Richmond Fire Department
Lexington鈥檚 team has added staffers and expanded to include rapid responses to overdose deaths
Boston-based Cataldo Ambulance鈥檚 Ron Quaranto discusses leading a large EMS organization through the pandemic, recruitment and retention, and vaccine mandates
