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.
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The two-year pilot program focuses on patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure
A $1 million grant will fund a more efficient program in several Washington communities for the next three years
The first 50 volunteers from United Rescue just graduated from the program, inspired by the United Hatzalah of Israel model
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The program integrates an improved dispatch system with a community paramedicine service
Enhanced EMS System aims to reduce hospital readmissions for chronically ill and frequent 911 users
Ed Gilbertson tells his personal and professional journey from EMT to medic to nurse to director of the MEMS community paramedic program
The proposal calls for a test for EMTs to be licensed as community veteran emergency medical technicians under the direction of a doctor or physician鈥檚 assistant
The program cut ER visits in half and ambulance rides by 40 percent
The on-demand ride service is able to deliver mass vaccination, preventative care and layperson first aid in a way that EMS can鈥檛 match
Agencies can improve productivity with flexible, accessible data
The medical center is the first in the state and aims to fill the void in the area鈥檚 public health care
AMR Ventura County receives award from American Ambulance Association for a community paramedicine initiative
American Medical Response鈥檚 parent company, Envision, announces future objectives to expand mobile integrated health and industrial fire and safety
The vehicle will respond to calls for nonlife-threatening injuries such as minor falls, cuts and bites
The new programs focus on assisting non-urgent patients at home and reducing hospital readmissions
The program follows a new state law that allows medics and EMTs to function in nonemergency roles
The program will focus on treating chronic medical conditions and assist patients before they need to call 911
Paramedics in 12 communities make house calls to tend to less time-sensitive needs
Using an innovative communication platform, a primary stroke center improved the quality of care for stroke patients
A community resource specialist will go to peoples鈥� homes to help them identify hazards
The grant-funded program assists patients in their homes after they have been discharged from the hospital
Proper assessment, treatment, and transport of patients with traumatic brain injury saves lives, here鈥檚 how
The grant will fund a community paramedicine program and the purchase of new equipment
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