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
By working on prescription compliance, smoking cessation and other risk factors, community medics can make a difference in the lives of stroke patients
EMS leader to focus on assisting departments, agencies with sustainability of mobile healthcare delivery systems
The Albert Lea Fire Rescue community risk reduction program provides follow-up with EMS patients and has the interest of other agencies
Communication applications, tech allow real-time feedback on critically ill patients; enable error-insulated hospital reporting
Crawfordsville IN鈥檚 nationally-recognized MIH program expands the traditional scope of emergency care to encompass mental and physical wellness, education and community resources
RAND report finds 911 and 988 mental health hotline require coordination from law enforcement, mental health specialists and others to promote interoperability
Matt Zavadsky, MS-HA, EMT, details the impact of integrating a 211 system into the 911 process and the benefits to the community
Assistant EMS Chief Peter Hsiao said the practice of sending a psychiatric response team was 鈥渟ound in theory鈥� but not in practice
Creating, developing and sustaining your own program, step by step
Officials in Akron announced the formation of the Summit County Outreach Team program
Taking the concept of the right care, to the right person at the right resource to a new level
How Mehlville Fire Protection District used ET3 and community paramedicine to improve overall health and quality of life for the community
Inside Health 34 鈥� UC Davis Fire鈥檚 mobile approach to non-emergent support and service navigation
Expert perspectives on improving patient outcomes
An inside look at Guilford County鈥檚 award-winning program response to low-acuity and behavioral health calls
New report reveals insights into prehospital heat-related incidents attended by EMS
Making care more accessible, reducing hospital utilization and improving outcomes
Pilot program in El Cajon diverted some 911 calls to nurses for the appropriate level of care
Colorado Springs Paramedic Nicholas Fisher tackled Dizmang and placed him in a headlock
If you鈥檝e seen one community paramedicine program, then you鈥檝e seen one program; here鈥檚 how successes from four different programs can be translated to new ones
The initial call for the Colorado Springs Community Response Medicine crew was for man lying near the water
Task force members discussed funding, salaries, regulations and community paramedicine
Funding will help add mental health professionals to calls for help, provide appropriate treatment to individuals in crisis
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Clarksville received a $495,000 grant from the state, which will support the program for three years
Have EMS operations failed to keep up with the growing complexity demanded by the communities we serve?
Sameer Jafri, Rory Beyer and Moseley Andrews included in prestigious list recognizing 30 of the top innovators, game-changers, and influencers under the age of 30
secured a prestigious Silver award within the Medical Devices & Technology 鈥� Medical Devices category for the Avive Connect AED
South County Fire is adding staff to its community resource paramedic program that has decreased 911 calls and emergency department visits
Organizers have seen a decrease in unplanned emergency department, hospital visits in the first year
