Community Paramedicine Self/Family Referral
Service Details
Description
Request a phone assessment from a Community Paramedic for yourself, or someone you care for (family member, neighbour, friend, etc) to determine if a Community Paramedic can offer an in-home visit. The Community Paramedics are a non-emergency service . Their team is a highly skilled group that can perform in home medical and social health visits for reasons such as: - Getting connected to the right health/social provider to avoid escalation and crisis due to changing medical conditions/circumstances. - Check of blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, blood glucose, weight and/or temperature for individuals with chronic diseases that are not managed and resulting in hospital admission. - Routine immunization as requested for homebound individuals. If this is an emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
Access
Peterborough ()
- The person being referred to this service lives in Peterborough City or County.
- The patient is at risk of entering long-term care or is on a long-term care waitlist.
- The person has ongoing chronic diseases that are not managed well and are at risk for hospitalization.
Free
Contact
310 Armour Rd, Peterborough, ON, CA