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Lakewood neighborhood paramedic program expands partnerships to keep high-risk residents at home
Summary
Oliver Harper, firefighter and paramedic for the City of Lakewood, told the public safety committee on Sept. 15 that the neighborhood paramedic program has expanded from fall-prevention visits to medication reconciliation, hospital readmission prevention and behavioral-health referrals through new partnerships with Fairview Hospital and local clinics.
Oliver Harper, firefighter and paramedic for the City of Lakewood, delivered the neighborhood paramedic program—s annual update to the city—s public safety committee on Sept. 15, describing a year of expanded services and new interagency referrals.
Harper said the program has moved beyond its initial fall-prevention focus to add medication reconciliation, home-based primary-care coordination and a two-way referral relationship with a chronic care clinic in the city. "We can send people to them, and they can send them back when it—d be beneficial if you could visit Joe Smith down the street and make sure he—s taking his meds," Harper said.
The program also began sending low-acuity behavioral-health referrals to a downtown behavioral-health urgent care that offers…
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