Community Paramedic Programs
Community paramedicine is a relatively new and evolving healthcare model. It allows paramedics to operate in expanded roles by assisting with public health, primary healthcare and preventive services to underserved, at-risk, and/or identified populations in the community.
Goal
- Connect clients to primary care, and other health and social services
- Integrate with local public health agencies, home health agencies, health systems, primary care, and other providers
- Provide assessment, monitoring, and treatment in the community
- Decrease 911/ER use while improving health/social outcomes
- Avoid duplicating services available in the community
Programs
- Core Program
- Community Paramedic Long Term Care
- Remote Home Monitoring
- Community Clinics
- COVID-19 Immunization
- FluMedic / IV Initiation
The Core Program
The Core Program encompasses all features of community paramedicine and runs Monday to Friday, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm. Home visits are arranged to support patients with congestive heart failure, chronic inflammatory lung disease and diabetes. However, if you have a patient who may benefit from the service, please contact us.
The Community Paramedics Long Term Care Program
This program is offered 24/7 and focuses on providing care to residents who are:
- On a long term care waitlist
- Soon to be on the long term care waitlist
- Opted to remain in their own homes
- Patients requiring supplemental Community Paramedicine services, beyond home and community care
- Citizens who may otherwise benefit from community paramedic involvement
The goal of this program is to:
- Provide supports to provide safe and prompt care for matters not requiring treatment at a hospital
- To ease pressure on long term care waitlists while allowing people to remain in their own homes
- To assist with caregiver burnout
- To decrease the hospital's emergency department admission of long term care bound patients
- To support hospital discharge for long term care bound patients
Associated programs
- Crisis Referrals
- Primary Care Referrals
- Palliative Care
Referrals
All forms must be submitted by faxed to 519.753.3525
Community partners
If you are a Community Partner looking to submit a Community Paramedic Program Referral, please submit the Community Partner Paramedic Program Referral Form.
Physicians
If you are a local Physician looking to submit a Community Paramedic Program Referral, please submit the Physicians Paramedic Program Referral Form.
To submit a medical order, please submit the Physician Medical Order Form.
Brant-Brantford Paramedic staff
Paramedic staff can submit an internal referral through the Community Paramedic Internal Referral Form.