Austin EMS considers mobile clinic for overwhelming 911 calls
Austin EMS considers mobile clinic for overwhelming 911 calls
View ArticleWis. fire department home visits proving successful
Since the community paramedicine program started in January, none of the 29 patients involved have called 911
View ArticleN.C. alternative destination pilot program proves successful
The Wake County EMS 6-year-old pilot project saved Medicaid about $500,000 in hospital and related costs during a recent 12-month period
View ArticleWis. ambulance company advocates for community paramedicine
Ryan Brothers Ambulance Service is working with local doctors and a Minn. technical college to create a community paramedicine training program in Madison
View ArticleWilliamson County EMS introduces community paramedicine program
A video describing the Texas program shows how prevention services, delivered at the right time, is better for patients and the community.
View ArticleWhite Paper: CARE Ambulance Service School of Paramedicine
Care Ambulance Service, a division of the Lifestar Response Corporation has stepped into a new dimension in EMS. There has been and will be in the foreseeable future a shortage of qualified...
View ArticleCounty of Los Angeles Museum Announces “Pioneers of Paramedicine” Lifetime...
The four founding fathers of paramedic programs are honored at the inaugural induction ceremony and awards gala on May 8, 2010 at the Historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.Los...
View ArticleWhy EMS agencies must embrace MIH before starting a program
Community paramedicine is a way of viewing prehospital providers’ roles, and departments that simply jump on the bandwagon will likely struggle
View ArticlePa. EMS agency receives federal grant
By Adrian Sipes The Sentinel CARLISLE, Pa. — Cumberland Goodwill Emergency Medical Services will no longer have to worry about missing equipment from the station’s ambulances. Cumberland Goodwill EMS,...
View ArticleOhio county launches mobile health care program
By Kelli Wynn Dayton Daily News JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Jefferson Township, a rural area located west of Interstate 75, has an aging population, no public transportation and is disconnected from...
View ArticleTraumatic brain injury: 10 things you need to know to save lives
By Bob Sullivan The following is paid content sponsored by Pulsara 1. There’s little room to spare in the cranium. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can cause inflammation and swelling or bleeding from...
View ArticleHow Saint Dominic Hospital cut their door-to-needle time
Background: St. Dominic Hospital is a 400 bed primary stroke center in Jackson, Miss. The soon-to-be comprehensive stroke center currently sees about 1100 stroke patients per year from all over the...
View Article5 reasons to adopt a cloud-based ePCR system
The following is paid content sponsored by MedaPoint by Mike Rubin for EMS1 BrandFocus Keeping track of patient records has traditionally been difficult and time consuming for agencies. However, EMS...
View ArticleCommunity paramedic program focuses on preventive care
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A pilot community paramedic program in Indiana will soon provide preventative and follow-up care to patients in their own homes in an effort to improve health care quality and reduce...
View ArticleMedic gives glimpse into typical day as community paramedic
Reprinted with permission of Proto Magazine FORT WORTH, Texas — Twice a week, John Farris pulls up to a two-story home in Fort Worth, Texas. Farris is a paramedic but he drives a Ford Fusion, not an...
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Prehospital Ultrasound: Emerging technology for EMS
Prehospital ultrasound is a form of medical imaging that is portable, non-invasive, painless, and does not expose the patient to ionizing radiation. With proper training and education, prehospital...
View ArticleMobile stroke ambulance unveiled in Tenn.
By Kevin McKenzie The Commercial Appeal MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new mobile stroke unit unveiled on Tuesday in Memphis is designed to save time, combatting brain damage for stroke victims, by bringing...
View ArticleWhat Would You Do? Best care for a patient after multiple lift-assist calls
A patient has called for a lift assist twice in the last 24 hours, but refuses transport. Family is unable to stay with the patient and wants her to got to the hospital. Dr. Tan and Steve Whitehead...
View ArticleHow to build fire-based community health care programs
A year ago, a 64-year-old woman living in a Section 8 apartment complex in Oak Cliff, Texas was unable to drive from her apartment to a grocery store three blocks away without becoming short of breath...
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