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
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
Hanover Fire Captain Fred Freeman earned the award for his work in establishing the department鈥檚 MIH program and using it to expand access to COVID-19 testing
It鈥檚 time for EMS to take the lead in making sure our healthcare partners know who we are
An EMS Week thank you to the dreamers and disrupters who have and will continue to improve our profession
The updated brand is intended to highlight the available prehospital services as a partnership
Honolulu EMS Director Dr. Jim Ireland said that the agency has remained well-staffed and resilient despite the COVID-19 pandemic
Use the information and strategies in this guide to help prepare your agency to keep up with the changing scope of out-of-hospital care and provide the most timely and appropriate response
San Francisco Mayor London Breed also announced a new Street Wellness Response Team to expand mobile mental health and social services
How will community paramedicine and other different approaches to traditional EMS care shape the industry moving forward?
As prices soar on gas, lumber and consumer goods, EMS cannot follow market forces to increase prices for our services
The city of Greater Sudbury already has three hybrid ambulances and plans to have a fully electric fleet by 2035
An Illinois service partnered with the health department to vaccinate vulnerable populations in homeless shelters, nursing homes, jails and congregate living facilities
The unit will be composed of a police officer, a paramedic, a behavioral health caseworker and a social worker
Peer recovery specialists and a community paramedic offer patients paths to treatment after overdose calls
The expanding Health One program provides on-scene care to those experiencing mental illness, homelessness and chronic health problems
Delivering out-of-hospital care in rural and remote environments poses unique challenges, including distance, time to care and other barriers to access
Eagle County Paramedic Services launches a naloxone distribution program to help treat opioid overdoses in homes
With turnover among EMS hovering at 25% per year and costing more than $7700 per paramedic, data-driven strategies can help you improve employee retention.
The crash occurred outside the patient鈥檚 house during a visit through the county鈥檚 community paramedicine program
The UPMC Susquehanna special response vehicle was used for the first time Monday to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to seniors
Cole Turner cradled the patient in a warming blanket while sitting in the back of a vehicle surrounded by snow
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