Austin-Travis County EMS 2022 Annual Report

C4 Community Reducing the call volume on frontline field units by providing specialized resources to the low-acuity call types. collaborative care and community health programs for alternative respon 18%

CHP Paramedics involved with Case Management assume the more traditional role of working with High Utilizers of the 9-1-1 System. This team also provides outreach and connects people to available resources. A large portion of this patient population includes Persons Experiencing Homelessness (PEH). CHP Paramedics are proactive in identifying and addressing unmet needs in this community. CARES - a collaboration with APD and Integral Care to identify at risk individuals that require the intervention of all three agencies. CHP Case Management and community awareness

The C4 works with a multi-discipline team that includes various levels of advanced clinicians. Paramedics often provide care for patients, but if the need arises, a physician can be sent to a patient’s home for in-home treatments. Physician Assistants are also available to provide wound care, stitches, or prescriptions. HOST - a collaboration with Integral Care and DACC to work with PEH identified on a referral basis. treat-in-place via the ATU and the PRU

CHP Opiate Response and Narcan Kits

CHP has developed a two-prong approach to combat the growing opioid epidemic in our community. Buprenorphine Bridge Program (BPP) enrolls and bridges patients into Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). Candidates for this program are identified from overdoses in the 9-1-1 system and area hospital CHP builds and distributes narcan kits to reduce deaths from opioid overdose.

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