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.
EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
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
The graduate degree position in clinical paramedicine is meant to alleviate recruitment and retention losses
Dr. Linda Dykes and Rom Duckworth discuss trans-Atlantic lessons in emergency management
The St. Tammany Fire Protection District pilot program will use a behavioral health center specialist for crisis calls
New Haven鈥檚 Elm City Compass supports the work of first responders by sending social workers and people with lived experience to 911 calls
3,100 paramedics weigh in on reducing stress, staffing challenges and leadership shortfalls
City officials released new financial projections and possible spending to improve response times
Portland鈥檚 Community Health Assess and Treat program was on the verge of having its funding diverted to the FD
From house calls to heartfelt care: Inside the evolution of a Texas county鈥檚 community paramedicine program
Kingston Fire Chief Chris Rea said service pairs an EMT with a mental health specialist to respond to mental health emergencies
Dispatchers in Worcester will determine which calls Community Healthlink teams will be sent to
Mobile Integrated Health in Clark County will focus on reducing non-emergency 911 calls and providing resources for the medically-vulnerable population
Mental Health Services for Clark and Madison Counties is working with firefighters, police officers to get ahead of crises and reduce suicides
Wapello County officials look at supervisors, property tax levy and community paramedicine to fix EMS struggles
For the last two years, the Portland Street Response sent mental health workers and EMTs instead of police to people experiencing a mental health emergency
Monadnock鈥檚 Mobile Integrated Healthcare program started in response to the pandemic and is the busiest in the state
Topsham Fire Rescue program will focus on seniors and non-emergency calls
Calif. voters want behavioral health professionals to respond to non-life-threatening 911 calls
Educating the public about when it is appropriate to call EMS 鈥� and how quickly we should get there
Bill would prohibit the State Board of Health from requiring a college degree for licensure as a paramedic
Agencies and government officials must evaluate performance expectations and funding to determine appropriate EMS delivery models
The agency gets paid whether its crews care for patients at home, or transport them to a clinic or an ED
Paramedic says co-response program 鈥渋s allowing us to become more human with one another鈥�
The Crawfordsville Fire Department uses the secure key vaults to access seniors鈥� homes with minimal damage during emergencies
Community paramedics also receive training in areas such as primary care, public health, disease management and mental health
Social workers and EMS personnel will provide a sustained continuum of care for residents
Finally, reimbursement for community paramedic home visits on the horizon
A new Las Cruces, New Mexico, program aims to better serve community members experiencing mental health emergencies
How the latest partnerships between EMS and digital health providers are giving patients faster access to high-quality care through mobile integrated health
A Colorado Springs officer and a paramedic held Kevin Dizmang on the ground after they saw him walking in the middle of a street, speaking unintelligibly
