Service Information
Community Paramedicine Program - Healthcare Providers
Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service
Category: Community Paramedicine
Target Population: Older Adults
Service Details
Description:

If you are a Health Care Provider, you can submit a referral to our program to assist with the varying needs of your client in the community.



Community Paramedics can provide the following:
- Responding to changing circumstances or medical conditions, and connecting to the right health care provider/social services to avoid escalation and crisis.
- Treatment of varying disease pathologies under our medical directives to help streamline and prevent the escalation of acute and chronic conditions.
- 24/7 non-emergency contact: Members of our team will help assess the current medical presentation and coordinate a home visit with one of our Community Paramedics and/or, within scope, determine further escalation.
- Clinical Interventions such as diagnostics such as specimen collections for both point-of-care testing or transport to a laboratory for processing. We are also able to complete 12 and 15 lead ECGs, digital recording of lung sounds, vital signs, wound care, coordination of community services, and observational/focused assessments in the comfort of your client’s home.
- Immunization, vaccination, and other injections (e.g. shingrix, B12, RSV, pneumovax).
- CPRPM - remote patient monitoring of blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, blood glucose, and weight.
- Assisting our community partners with various medical procedures at home (e.g. difficult IV starts, medication review, if requested)
- Other controlled medical procedures and treatments at home under appropriate medical supervision
- Palliative care; acute treatment and support to clients and their community palliative care teams.



Please note, that this program does not duplicate other referral pathways already in place within our healthcare system. If the request is urgent, please call 613-342-3840, ext. 2366.


Languages: English
Cost to Client:
Free
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria:
Client is a Leeds and Grenville resident.
 
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