Community Paramedicine CP-C3

Compassion / Care / Coordination

Patients referred by a healthcare provider can receive home visits from a community health paramedic specially trained to evaluate patients and perform such tasks as patient assisted medications, 12 lead EKG, glucometer testing, and pulse oximetry. Paramedics can also monitor vital signs, weight and medication usage. The visits are intended to follow –up after hospital discharge, episodic evaluation of patients for whom a trip to the emergency dept. may not be optimal, and intervention to help Emergency Dept. high users access the right type of healthcare, behavioral health and other services. During in-home visits, community health paramedics reinforce the health care providers discharge instructions and treatment, perform medication review and provide education at the patients’ health literacy level. On the initial visit paramedics also assess the in-home environment to identify needs and provide referral to in-home support services and community resources. If the needs assessment determines the patient needs more aggressive care the community paramedic will arrange the pathway for transportation to the appropriate destination.
 

2015 AES Society  Video

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  2014 AES Video Presentation

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"Safe and Sound Program"  with Temple /Jeanes  

Temple/Jeanes and BEMS are working together on transition to home program for our patients who have experienced a Stroke and Transient Ischemia Attack. This program assists and educates the patient as they transition to home on discharge. 

This program is directed to redude readmission within 30 days of discharge for Stroke and TIA patients.

C3 "Safe & Sound" Community Paramedicine program is designed to combine pre-hospital medical services and at-home healthcare. The Community Paramedicine (CP) program's mission is to follow patients with an extensive health history after being recently discharged from the hospital and to provide wellness visits at their home with the goal of refraining from having to go back to the hospital. This program isn't limited to hospital discharged patients but also open to patients that request routine wellness visits to continue to live a healthy lifestyle. Our interventions to keep people "safe and sound" include reviewing any issues with medications, scheduling physician appointments, providing home health equipment such as diabetic glucometers and pulse oximetry to COPD patients. "CP C3" can connect patients with social services and most importantly, provide quality education regarding the patient's health, a new diagnosis, or a new medication. Our CP teams can obtain at-home EKGs and transmit the results as well as vital signs and the summary of our visit to the patent's physician(s). Our mission is to build a relationship with each patient by providing compassion, care, and coordination (C3). For more information about our program and/or to schedule a wellness visit for you or a loved one please contact our office!