Paramedics See Roles Expand – Minus The Lights And Sirens

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Parademics pride themselves on getting patients to an emergency room quickly. But in some states, they are doing everything possible to keep people out of the ER. It’s a new approach for paramedics – one that health officials hope will lead to lower costs and better care.

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Paramedic Ryan Ramsdell is part of an ambitious plan to overhaul Reno’s 911 system. The idea is to use specially trained paramedics to fill health care gaps and reduce unnecessary trips to the ER. Nevada is one of several states testing new models of emergency medicine. But long-term change won’t be easy.

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<h1>Paramedics See Roles Expand – Minus The Lights And Sirens</h1>
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			June 4, 2015		</time>
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>> Can’t see the audio player? <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/05/paramedics-capital-public-radio-gorman.wav">Click here to download it</a>.Parademics pride themselves on getting patients to an emergency room quickly. But in some states, they are doing everything possible to keep people out of the ER. It’s a new approach for paramedics – one that health officials hope will lead to lower costs and better care.This story is part of a partnership that includes <a href="http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/06/01/paramedics-see-roles-expand-minus-the-lights-and-sirens/">Capital Public Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/news/">NPR</a> and Kaiser Health News. It can be republished for free. (<a href="http://www.kffhealthnews.org/Syndication.aspx">details</a>)<a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/news/"></a>Paramedic Ryan Ramsdell is part of an ambitious plan to overhaul Reno’s 911 system. The idea is to use specially trained paramedics to fill health care gaps and reduce unnecessary trips to the ER. Nevada is one of several states testing new models of emergency medicine. But long-term change won’t be easy.<ul><li><a href="http://kffhealthnews.org/news/paramedics-steer-non-emergency-patients-away-from-ers-2/">Paramedics Steer Non-Emergency Patients Away From ERs</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.blueshieldcafoundation.org/">Blue Shield of California Foundation</a> helps fund KHN coverage in California.<ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/paramedics-see-roles-expand-minus-the-lights-and-sirens/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/paramedics-see-roles-expand-minus-the-lights-and-sirens/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/paramedics-see-roles-expand-minus-the-lights-and-sirens/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Paramedics%20See%20Roles%20Expand%20%E2%80%93%20Minus%20The%20Lights%20And%20Sirens&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FNTQwNzQ1&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/paramedics-see-roles-expand-minus-the-lights-and-sirens/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/paramedics-see-roles-expand-minus-the-lights-and-sirens/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/paramedics-see-roles-expand-minus-the-lights-and-sirens/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=540745&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;">

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