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Seacoast chiefs ask Rockingham County for funding to sustain regional paramedic program
Summary
Seacoast fire chiefs and a donor representative asked the Rockingham County commissioners for direct financial support to keep a regional paramedic intercept program running after Exeter Health scaled back service; commissioners asked for more data and offered to continue discussions but took no formal vote.
Chief Knudson, a Seacoast fire chief who led the effort to re-create paramedic coverage after Exeter Hospital wound down its program, told the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 9 that the municipal plan now provides paramedic-level care to 18 communities and is seeking county help to remain sustainable.
The county presentation focused on operational results from the program’s first six months and on shortfalls in near-term funding. “Our first six months of service, we've responded to over 1,400 calls,” Chief Knudson said, and described clinical accomplishments including 15 rapid sequence intubations and return of spontaneous circulation for 11 of 16 cardiac arrests the team attended.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the readiness provided by regional paramedics fills gaps for smaller towns that cannot sustain dedicated paramedic…
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