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Wakulla outlines community paramedic pilot to reduce ambulance transports and ambulance hours
Summary
County leadership described a three-phase community paramedic program aimed at treating non-emergency patients in place, reducing ambulance transports and freeing emergency resources. Staff has hired an EMS division chief and reported early on-scene treatments.
Wakulla County officials on Tuesday detailed a planned community paramedic program intended to reduce non-emergency ambulance transports and lower overall ambulance utilization.
Chief Lewis presented the county’s three-phase implementation plan, saying the program will use patient-centered mobile resources to treat some patients outside the emergency department and keep ambulances available for higher-acuity calls. “What that basically means is we’re using our current resources…to try to provide care for these patients that may not need to go to the ER,” Chief Lewis said.
Phase 1 focuses on establishing an EMS division to lead the program, completing a community…
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