MIH Success Stories: Premier Endeavors

The Biggest Partnerships in MIH Capping Off January 2025

January 28, 2025

Your weekly source for sensations in mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine is back! This week, we are excited to share with you some of the new premier partnerships and ventures in mobile integrated healthcare. Let's dive right in! šŸ‘‡

Content Overview:

  1. A New MIH Program in South King (1-minute read)

  2. Clevelandā€™s New Opioid Crisis Initiative (3-minute read)

  3. San Antonio Council for Trauma Makes a Decision (2-minute read)

  4. A Chilling Bonus Bite ā„ļø (3-minute watch)

Before we jump into these articles I wanted to reveal last issueā€™s quote of the week was from šŸ„šŸ„šŸ„:

Check it out if you havenā€™t. This issueā€™s quote of the week will be located below the bonus bite. Good Luck!

South King Fire has launched a Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) program to provide proactive, patient-centered care beyond traditional emergency services.

The program aims to address complex health issues in the community, offering preventative care, complex care management, and community health education directly to residents.

MIH staff have already made 380 contacts with individuals in need and coordinated with partner agencies for synchronized care. Key components include outreach, home visits, collaborative care coordination, and data-driven decision making.

The program objectives include coordinating care, reducing EMS utilization, mental health care, improving access to healthcare, and fall prevention.

Cleveland City Council passed legislation on Sept. 16 to create a new emergency response team to address the city's opioid crisis.

The team, called Quick Response Team (QRT), will consist of EMS, paramedics, and EMTs who will follow-up with overdose survivors and families. The team will provide resources and Project DAWN kits, funded by a $50,000 grant from the state.

EMS Commissioner Orlando Wheeler reported responding to about 200 opioid-related calls per month. Additionally, the Safety Committee discussed contracting with the United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland to manage the Community Police Commission's grants program, aiming to streamline the process and ensure timely disbursement of funds to recipients.

San Antonio City Council has approved $587,802 from the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma to fund the San Antonio Fire Departmentā€™s Mobile Integrated Healthcare EMS unit programs.

The funds will be used for the Haven for Hope Acute Care Station program and the Program of Intensive Care Coordination. The Haven for Hope program provides medical support to homeless individuals, while the Intensive Care Coordination program aims to reduce emergency detention orders.

The funds will cover expenses such as personnel, training, and education from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2025. This initiative is part of a collaborative effort to improve healthcare services and reduce the impact on emergency systems in San Antonio.

The Weekly Bonus Bite

A paramedicine initiative involves fall prevention, doctor visits, heating repairs, and more.

Thanks for reading! Stay tuned for more exciting news and updates in the world of mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine. See you next week!šŸ‘‹

Quote of the Week:

ā€œGehring's job is to follow up with often vulnerable people, like some seniors, who call 911 for medical help but need more than a quick trip to the emergency room.ā€

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Cheers!