MIH: Improving Patient and Staff Wellbeing Alike

Week 13 MIH Success Stories: Rural Innovation, Heart Health at Home, and Wellbeing on Wheels

April 09, 2025

Welcome to the thirteenth week of MIH Success Stories.

This week, we’re highlighting three distinct stories from the MIH-CP space, each showcasing how these programs support both specific patient populations and the dedicated staff who serve them.

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Content Overview:

  1. NHS’ Conducts Mobile Health Checks with Wellbeing Bus

  2. Ontario Community Paramedics Enhance Rural Health Care

  3. Columbia Study Shows Promise for Women with Heart Failure Through Home Visits

Total Read Time: 2 minutes

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🇬🇧 Mobile Checks

Addressing the health and wellbeing of social care staff, a new initiative introduces a Wellbeing Bus offering mobile health checks. This service aims to provide convenient access to health assessments, recognizing the demanding nature of social care roles and the importance of maintaining the health of caregivers. By bringing health services directly to staff, the Wellbeing Bus underscores a commitment to supporting those who support others, ensuring they receive the care and attention they deserve.

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Rural Health

In rural Ontario, a Family Health Team integrated community paramedics into primary care to support complex patients, particularly older adults with multiple chronic conditions. These paramedics conducted in-home visits, assessing factors like medication adherence and dietary habits, which informed improved care strategies. Beyond immediate care, they fostered long-term relationships with patients, aligning with the mission to enhance access for vulnerable populations. This initiative serves as a blueprint for embedding paramedics in primary care settings to bolster support for high-risk individuals.

Home Visits!

The MIGHTy-Heart trial explored the impact of in-home visits by paramedics for heart failure patients. While the overall results didn't show a significant reduction in 30-day readmissions or improved health status compared to standard follow-up, a deeper look revealed that women and younger patients experienced notable benefits. These groups saw reduced readmissions and enhanced health outcomes, suggesting that targeted implementation of Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) models could be particularly advantageous for underserved populations. ​

So What?

🏠 Home Visit Model Shows Promise for Women with Heart Failure

  • Turns out, home visits from paramedics can really make a difference—especially for women and younger patients. It’s a reminder that one-size-fits-all care doesn’t always work, and sometimes, the right support at home can keep people out of the hospital.

🚑 Community Paramedics Join Rural Health Team

  • Bringing paramedics into family health teams means more eyes, more care, and more support—especially for patients in rural areas with complex health needs. It’s a smart way to close the gap for people who might otherwise fall through the cracks.

🚌 Wellbeing Bus Rolls Out for Social Care Staff

  • The people who take care of others need care too. This mobile check-up service is a simple but powerful way to support the wellbeing of social care workers, right where they are—because healthy staff means better care for everyone else.