Thread by @RChevat

Let's talk about Community Paramedicine and why it needs to be more utilized in rural areas of the United States! #ph260720 #communityparamedicine

Have you heard of #communityparamedicine before? #ph260720

Community Paramedicine is a model of health care that utilizes #EMTs and #Paramedics to provide underserved populations with the resources and services that they might not otherwise have access to.🚑 #ph260720 #communityparamedicine

According to a #InstituteofHealthEconomicsAlbertaCanada Report, in 2017 there were #communityparamedicine programs in more than 20 states in the U.S., including North Carolina, Colorado, Minnesota, Maine, and Texas. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK54908… #ph260720

Although #communityparamedicine first came about in the U.S., the concept is also utilized in Canada, England, and New Zealand among other countries. #ph260720

A 2020 @USDA report found that 46.1 million people lived in #ruralcounties in 2019. The same report mentioned that in 2016-17, 4% of U.S. counties "were without a clinic, HMO medical center, Rural Health Clinic, or hospital." Read more here: bit.ly/3FQeICM #ph260720

@nrha found that the patient-to-primary care physician ratio in rural area is 39.8 physicians per 100,000 people compared to 53.3 physicians per 100,000 people in urban areas. Does this surprise you? #ph260720 #ruralhealthmatters

#communityparamedicine can be used for which of the following: #ph260720

#communityparamedicine programs not only provide and connect patients with primary care services, they also complete post hospital follow-up care to reduce hospital readmissions, and provide health promotion programs. #ph260720

@ruralhealthinfo found that #communityparamedicine reduces the number of non-urgent 9-1-1 requests #ph260720

Did you know that @ruralhealthinfo has a #ruralcommunityparamedicinetoolkit for public use? Check it out here: ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/commu… #ph260720 #communityparamedicine