Community Paramedic Pilot Program Operational Metrics and Impact on Patient Emergency Medical Services Utilization.
A fire-department based CP program effectively reduced 911 calls for high utilizer emergency medical services and emergency department patients by 54.2%. Program participation for 6 months or longer was associated with greater reductions in 911 calls, regardless of the number of existing comorbidities.
Authors
- Christopher Carbon
- Megan Gussick
- Michael Mancera
- Nicholas A. Genthe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9084-0016)
- Michael Lohmeier
- Manish A. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6913-9655)
- G. Campbell
- Paul Hick
- Andy Stephani
Institutions
- Madison Area Technical College (US)
- Meriter Hospital (US)
- UnityPoint Health Meriter (US)
- University of Wisconsin Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00