New partnership with Columbus Fire & EMS allows 911 callers to talk to a doctor

This new option is designed to help keep ambulances and emergency rooms available for patients with life-threatening conditions.

They’re medics, social workers, neighbors and 911. Meet the health care workers who do it all.

The Community Paramedic program in Yancey County, North Carolina, is part of a nationwide effort to reduce nonemergency calls ...
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Mich. FD pilots community health worker response to ease EMS, ED strain

Corewell Health and the Grand Rapids Fire Department will launch a six-month pilot in January embedding a community health worker with EMS responses to redirect low-acuity 911 calls ...
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Calif. FD launches nurse-paramedic unit to handle low-acuity 911 calls

Santa Monica's new Advanced Provider Unit pairs a nurse practitioner with a firefighter/paramedic, freeing ambulances for ...
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Dorchester County launches paramedic program for personalized medical care

DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A new program in Dorchester County is helping residents with a variety of medical needs get more in-depth care without calling 911. The county’s new Community ...
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Increase in 911 calls stretches Durham County first responders thin

Durham County’s continued population growth and corresponding need for emergency services are putting a strain on EMS workers. In this fiscal year, the County is on track to have a record breaking ...