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.
Ensure your home is equipped with smoke/CO alarms, fire extinguishers, escape ladders and other vital safety products
Telemedicine, remote patient monitoring and mobile diagnostic tools enhance access, empowering EMS to deliver quality care on the spot
Consider the potential diabetic diseases processes when assessing and managing any patient with altered mental status
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
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
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