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Program:
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Community Parademic Program
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Address:
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Base 1
95 Culver St
Simcoe, ON
N3Y 2V5
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Map
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Intersection:
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Culver St and Victoria St
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Service Description:
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Community-based health care in which paramedics provide alternative to family doctor, walk-in clinic, or emergency department * provides preventative, at-home health care visits * focuses on reducing avoidable use of emergency and ambulance services * helps older adults and vulnerable, at-risk people live safely in their homes * services include:
- health and medical risk assessments
- chronic disease management
- medication management
- care coordination with primary care providers and other agencies
- referral to community programs and resources
- remote patient monitoring
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Application:
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Call * accepts agency referrals
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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High-risk clients who have complex medical issues such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and congestive heart failure * people with comorbidities who have visited the emergency department at least five times in the past year
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