Service Information
Community Paramedicine Program - Healthcare Providers
Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service
Category: Community Paramedicine
Target Population: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Older Adults
Service Details
Description:

If you are a Health Care Provider, you can submit a referral to help your patient stay well at home.

Community Paramedics can provide the following:
• 24/7 non-emergency contact: assessments under medical supervision or treatment of minor conditions (e.g. falls, lacerations, bruises).
• Responding to changing circumstances or medical conditions and connecting to the right health care provider/social services to avoid escalation and crisis.
• Remote patient monitoring of blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, blood glucose, weight, and/or temperature. All required equipment will be provided and the patient will be trained by the CP before using.
• Immunization, vaccination and other injections (e.g. tetanus).
• Clinical Interventions such as diagnostics (specimen collections, 12/15 lead ECGs, vital signs), immunizations, vaccinations, minor wound care, coordination of community services, observational and focussed assessments.
• Other controlled medical procedures and treatments at home under appropriate medical supervision

Please note, this program does not duplicate other referral pathways already in place within our healthcare system.


Languages: English
Cost to Client:
Free
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria:
Client is an older adult who is on a LTC waitlist, is eligible or soon to be eligible for a LTC waitlist.
Photos
2022-09-18_17-38-52.jpg
Default physiological parameters monitored
 
Sign up