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.
Harris County ESD11 Mobile Healthcare developed 10 commandments to set initial expectations while onboarding 200 paramedics
Pill organizers and dispensers that help prevent missed doses, overdoses and interactions
Prevent common at-home injuries with practical tools to prevent falls and ensure emergency help is always within reach
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
Greg Friese turns the tables by interviewing host Rob Lawrence about how his Royal Army Medical Corps service has influenced his leadership through 30 years of EMS
The measure would end some Medicare restrictions and extend emergency waivers
Steve Wirth and Doug Wolfberg join host Rob Lawrence to discuss strategies for overcoming hospital bed delays
Doug Hooten shares unique retention initiatives with Rob Lawrence, from doggy daycare to a resilience officer
This app helps EMS providers triage symptoms more accurately and quickly 鈥� and get the patient to the right facility without delay
Hear from live liver donor Will Lindbergh, whose selfless act inspired a charity to encourage first responders to participate in organ donation
The Iowa City Fire Department launched the Navigator Assistance Program last month to connect residents in need to Steve Nachazel, the county鈥檚 first social services navigator
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
