Baxter Regional Medical Center has recently implemented the new Community Paramedic Mobile Healthcare Program. This free program is part of an effort to reduce unnecessary 911 calls or non-emergent visits to the BRMC Cline Emergency Center. The goal of the new Community Paramedic Mobile Healthcare Program is to not only reduce the strain on the emergency system, but to provide the patient more appropriate healthcare rather than overly utilizing the Cline Emergency Center.

Once a patient is enrolled, they will receive regularly scheduled home visits by one of our Advanced Practice Paramedics, who will provide a medical assessment, review prescribed medications to be sure they are being taken and taken correctly, and ensure that a follow-up is being done with an assigned primary care provider. It is also an opportunity for the licensed professional to assess the home environment for safety issues along with providing often much-needed social interaction for the patient.

Another portion of the program will be the continued standby medical service at community events. BRMC has provided an ambulance and crew for public events for many years, according to Gerald Cantrell, Director of Ambulance Services at BRMC. Requests for the service can now be submitted online. To request standby medical service by the BRMC Community Paramedic Mobile Healthcare Program, please contact us.

The programand#39;s medical director is Cline Emergency Center physician Dr. Brad Schulz. For more information about the Community Paramedic Mobile Healthcare Program or to enroll, call (870) 508-RISK (7475) or email communityparamedic@baxterregional.org.